World Cup 2019: 3 takeaways for India from their win against Afghanistan 

#2 Middle order issues remain

IMs Dhoni scored only 28 runs despite facing 52 balls

India's overdependence on the top three and the struggle to put on big scores in the first innings was something was largely spoken about in the build-up to the tournament. While against Australia and Pakistan, the openers and Virat Kohli did the bulk of the scoring, the same did not happen against Afghanistan. With the pressure on the middle order, they failed to impress and take the team to a safe total.

Each of Vijay Shankar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and Kedar Jadhav batted at extremely disappointing strike rates which left the team in a lot of trouble. Each of them could not accelerate against the spinners which led to the team never getting a final push as Hardik Pandya walked into bat with only five overs left. No Indian batsman except Virat Kohli finished with a strike rate more than 80.

While it's worth noting that the Rose Bowl pitch was extremely slow with the opposition spinners among the best in the world, there are definite causes of concern for the Indian team. It is an issue for the team management to ponder upon as it could come back to haunt them on a bigger occasion. Whether a change in approach, personal, or batting order, there is something that definitely needs to be worked on.