England vs India 2018: 4 big expectations that the Indian team has failed to fulfil

#2 Making life easier for Virat Kohli the batsman

Virat Kohli remains to be the sole rock of India's batting line up

Virat Kohli has established himself as India's premier batsman across all formats of the game. On the overseas tours as well, the Indian skipper, who is renowned to be one of the modern-day batting greats, has done the bulk of the scoring for the team without much support from the other batsmen.

However, with the likes of KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik showing blistering displays in domestic cricket, much was expected of them. Unfortunately, the first two Tests saw the same saga unfold in another sorry state of affairs for the Indian batsmen. No Indian batsman, barring Kohli, has managed to register a half-century yet as India once again continues to rely heavily on its captain to sail the team to safe waters.