England vs India, 2nd Test: Four things India should fix before the second test

#2 The batting line up should shoulder more responsibility

The likes of Dhawan and Vijay need to build a solid platform for the rest to flourish upon

Barring Captain Kohli, the rest of the batting line-up failed miserably in the swinging English conditions. At Edgbaston, Kohli showed the world and his team-mates on how to conquer such difficult conditions with a sound technique and will-power.

When Jimmy Anderson kept on plugging away outside the off-stump on the second day, Kohli expressed restraint by curbing his natural instincts and leaving most off the balls alone in that corridor.

When the edge was finally drawn, lady luck saved him as David Malan dropped him twice. In such tough conditions with the Duke ball creating all sorts of trouble, finding the edge is a certainty and how you respond after the edge is drawn, shows at what level you belong to.

All the Indian batsmen are talented players and fully deserve to be a part of such a historic team but the proper temperament was certainly lacking amongst the batsmen. The team is young and thus, has a good chance of learning from the earlier mistakes.

To play as the number one ranked test side, mastering overseas conditions is definitely the litmus test and the benchmark for unanimous acceptance of the number one status.