India vs Australia 2020: 5 things we learnt from the series

3. Lack of depth in fast bowling reserves

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was missed by India

The only negative for India from this series is the fact that they don’t seem to have great reserves of talent in the fast bowling department. While Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami once again proved to be brilliant, Navdeep Saini didn’t quite have a great time.

It’s clear that India need Bhuvneshwar Kumar to come back into the team. With him in the playing XI, the trio of Bumrah-Bhuvi-Shami would form one of the best ODI bowling attacks in the world.

India should also consider trying out some of their regular Test bowlers in ODIs. The likes of Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav haven’t played ODI cricket for some time; if they can succeed in the longer format, they perhaps deserve another chance in this version too.

Still, this series reinforced the value of Bhuvneshwar. With his skills and ability to keep the batsmen in check, he is a key member of the Indian ODI team.