Former India opener Abhinav Mukund has raised questions on India’s team combination in the ongoing ODI series in England. He added that India are playing with a defensive mindset – going for depth in batting over quality in bowling as well. However, England beat India by four wickets in the second ODI at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Thursday, July 16.

During a discussion on Cricinfo, he said: “India’s combination in this entire series has been, let’s have the depth with the bat and we’ll use Shivam Dube as the fourth seam bowling option. I think India have to rethink that because you’ve got to pick up wickets. You can’t play a defensive brand of cricket with the ball and expect to pick up wickets in ODI cricket. You’ve got to have someone who makes the play. Now, you can see Jasprit Bumrah is trying to make the play but he is being played out. So you’ve got to get in another option who is an attacking spinner.”

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However, Team India did not have the services of Washington Sundar with the ball in Cardiff. He injured his hamstring while batting and did not take the field as well.

“I don’t think India have used Washington Sundar as much, so I don’t think Washington Sundar would have made the difference. He would have bowled a few overs for sure and released a little bit of load on possibly Shivam Dube or Axar Patel. But, I don’t think he was the difference,” he concluded.