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

#1 Openers making runs

The opening batsmen have been made to look like a couple of club cricketers

The opening conundrum remains as the chief damper of India's hopes on overseas tours. Over the past decade, India has tried different opening duos in the hope of getting better results at the top of the order. However, no opening pair has managed to last for more than 20 overs when playing for India in the SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries.

While things were, miraculously, expected to see a better light in the ongoing series, the first two Tests have proved otherwise. Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, and KL Rahul have all been withered away by England's new ball bowlers. In fact, Murali Vijay, who can now be called as a seasoned campaigner in the Test format, accounted for a pair in the second match. It'll be interesting to see India's tactics in the third Test to tackle this major problem.