NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team's inclination to include more all-rounders in recent years can be attributed to the fact that many of the current top-order batters do not contribute as bowlers, unlike some of their esteemed predecessors from earlier generations.
The team's eagerness to incorporate utility players like Axar Patel or Washington Sundar stems from two primary concerns: firstly, the top-order batters not being actively involved in bowling duties, and secondly, the lower-order batters not exhibiting enough resilience and skill with the bat.
