India shine in shorter formats, but opportunities missed in Tests

With more contributions from the rest of their batting, the story could’ve been different.

The year 2018 was always going to be a big year for Indian cricket and a very tough one at that with three challenging overseas assignments lined up.

It was one such year where careers are built and broken in a space of a few Test matches.

There was also a lot of cautious optimism which stemmed from the composition of our bowling unit that seemed capable enough to pick 20 wickets and boy did they live up to the expectations.

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