India, July 5 -- Ravi Bishnoi's horror night in Manchester should not be treated as just another bad spell from a bowler who will bounce back next game. That would be too simple, too kind and too convenient. India did not lose the second T20I against England only because Bishnoi went for 60 runs, but his spell exposed a selection problem that has been building quietly for some time.

The uncomfortable question is no longer whether Bishnoi can have bad days. Every bowler can. The question is why India keep pushing him as a front-line T20I spin option when his own role has become increasingly difficult to define. If a spinner does not offer control, does not give batting depth, does not regularly produce big turn, and is not even a guarante...