Former India wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim said that India’s batting unit emerged with plenty of positives from the ODI series against England, but also added that the team’s immediate priority should be settling on a pace attack capable of delivering in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence as well.

“India have ticked several boxes. Rohit’s century put an end to all the speculation surrounding him. Shubman Gill scored runs, batted with great positivity and showed impressive leadership. So, I don’t see any major issues with the batting,” Karim told JioStar.

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“India’s focus now should be on identifying the pace bowling attack if Jasprit Bumrah isn’t available. In these conditions, our young and inexperienced pace bowlers struggled a bit. That’s why the upcoming five-match ODI tour of New Zealand will be a real test to evaluate these combinations,” he again added.

Saba Karim also shared the importance of having a wicket-taking wrist-spinner in the team and urged the team management to adopt a more conditions-based approach while picking the playing XI.

“You need a wrist-spinner who can provide wickets in the middle overs, whether that’s Kuldeep Yadav or someone else is a different discussion. India need to dive deeper into their planning according to the opposition, the conditions and the ground dimensions, and then take the field with the right resources and the right combination,” he concluded.