A 3-0 drubbing in South Africa is a timely reminder that India need to overhaul their approach to One-day International cricket and head coach Rahul Dra-vid says the problem lies in how they fared in the middle overs — both with bat and ball.
With regular skipper Rohit Sharma among a slew of players laid low by injuries, the team led by KL Rahul were whitewashed after their four-run loss in Cape Town on Sunday. With India also missing all-rounders Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar due to injury, Dravid said the series was an “eye-opener” and that their conservative batting was down to a lack of team balance.
“We certainly could do better in the middle overs,” the former India captain told reporters after Sunday’s loss, which followed their 2-1 defeat in the preceding test series. “We understand the template, and a large part of that template is dependent on the balance of your squad.
“Some of the guys who really help us balance out the squad and give us those all-round options at number six, seven and eight were not available for selection.
