India, July 9 -- Five matches in the UK so far, including a washout, and two things are clear after four Indian defeats. First, these conditions have been formidable for Indian batsmen in the past, and they continue to be so for them. Second, India is half a side without Jasprit Bumrah.

Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna... neither do they appear to have the skills of Bumrah nor the leadership and killer instincts of Bumrah. All of them are good bowlers, taking nothing away from them, but to be a good bowler is one thing, to be a genius another. They don't look the type who puts their hand up in the hour of crisis. Prince Yadav can be excused though, he is too new and getting his bearings at present.

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