IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Middle muddle hurts India again

Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 389 and averages 27.8 in 15 innings. Virat Kohli’s 10 innings have produced only 271 runs at an average of 27.1. Ajinkya Rahane, who one thought would build on that hundred in Melbourne, has logged 269 runs in 14 innings, averaging 19.21. If you are in the Indian lineup and are batting at 3, 4, 5, surely you can’t average those numbers for that long and not expect to get dropped.

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Middle muddle hurts India again
Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 389 and averages 27.8 in 15 innings. Virat Kohli’s 10 innings have produced only 271 runs at an average of 27.1. Ajinkya Rahane, who one thought would build on that hundred in Melbourne, has logged 269 runs in 14 innings, averaging 19.21. If you are in the Indian lineup and are batting at 3, 4, 5, surely you can’t average those numbers for that long and not expect to get dropped.