India shine in shorter formats, but opportunities missed in Tests

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.