India's first-choice middle order of KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja has been delivering sub-standard strike-rates. The inability to accelerate has led to poor ODI returns since the 2019 World Cup. Can the experienced trio deliver the killer punch in the coming weeks?
India's ODI cricket has not been their strongest suit for a while now, in fact since the last 50-over World Cup in 2019. For the first three years, the team managements under coach Ravi Shastri and then Rahul Dravid treated the format as just a means of getting some game time. The two back-to-back T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 had to take precedence.
