Five weaknesses of Team India that could be exposed on overseas tours

Lack of match practice for reserve fast bowlers

Shami and Yadav looked rusty in their last match

India's bowlers performed stupendously in the first three matches of the ongoing series against Australia. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah performed their roles to perfection, both at the beginning and at the death. The problem, however, is with the bench.

Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav struggled, both at the beginning and at the end, in the fourth ODI. India leaked runs at the rate of 8.4 runs/over in the last 10 overs of the match against the 6 runs/over they had conceded in the first three matches.

One match is not enough to judge the abilities of proven talents, but what it does tell us is that they lack match practice. Shami has played in just three ODIs since the 2015 World Cup and Yadav has played just 20, while Bumrah has played 19 matches in 2017 itself.

In overseas conditions, India would require more than two fast bowlers in the playing XI and hence it is important that the fast bowlers who are warming the bench get more match time.