Specsavers' second England-India Test, 2018: Five Reasons why India lost

#2. Ineffective Indian spin-department

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of a failed partnership so far

26 overs-2 maidens-112 runs-0 wickets: I can't remember a previous occasion from recent times, where the Indian spin-attack has been this unsuccessful in claiming even a single scalp.

Among the hosts, there was not a single spinner who bowled, as the pacers themselves completed all proceedings among themselves without respite. And having watched that, it looks as though Kohli and rest of the decision-makers in the management missed a trick by using spinners in the game.

The only place where Ashwin shone was while in batting, having remained top-scorer in both of India's innings of 107 and 130, notching figures of 29 and 33 not out by himself, respectively. Considering the humiliation India would have been further subjected to in his absence, it seems not a bad decision to have included him, after all. Meanwhile, there is nothing to speak about Kuldeep, in the batting case either.