Indian batting needs to go through a rehab, says Ian Chappell

Former Australian captain, Ian Chappell stated that following to the series loss against England, the Indian batsmen need to go through a rehabilitation so that they can bounce back from the current state and make a comeback during their series against Australia. He also stated that, in such a state, it shall be very difficult for the batsmen to play against the extra bounce in Australia. 

“India now have to rely on rehabilitating their reputation in the highly anticipated series against Australia but the batting inadequacies have to be addressed. While Australia’s batting is questionable with their two best players Steve Smith and David Warner missing through suspension, the bowling attack is still extremely strong. If Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Patrick Cummins and Nathan Lyon remain fit then the Indian batsmen will be in for a challenging time. In England, it was movement through the air and off the seam that created regular problems for the Indian batsmen -- apart from Virat Kohli -- but it will be the extra bounce in Australia that sorts the men from the boys. A confident and in-form Rohit Sharma would be an ideal player to bolster the batting in Australia. His authoritative horizontal bat shots are perfectly designed to cope with the testing extra bounce but sadly Sharma has never really come-to-grips with batting in Test cricket. His selection for the tour would be a gamble,” he wrote in his column. 

“India should view their disappointing 4-1 series loss to England as a missed opportunity. India were highly competitive in the series -- apart from a disastrous loss at Lord’s -- but the squad had enough ability to do better than just compete. The batting was disappointing and especially the way they played spin bowling at Southampton. A great opportunity went begging when their failure to be more pro-active against Moeen Ali meant a chance to level the series was squandered. Apart from Cheteshwar Pujara, no player was prepared to alter the off-spinner’s flight path by leaving his crease. The series loss is even more of a wasted opportunity when you consider how well the visiting fast bowlers performed,” he concluded.