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Why it is unfair to treat a Test team like your backyard team? If you asked Sai Sudharsan or Dhruv Jurel where they stand, they likely wouldn't know if they are Test players, backups, or mere stop-gaps. Treating high-potential talent as "disposable" creates anxiety. Jurel

The major setback for the Indian team comes with a lot of uncertainties within the team. If you ask Sai Sudharsan and Dhruv Jurel if they will be part of the next Test match, they will not know. If you ask Rishabh Pant how his captaincy is rated, and whether he is seen as a

The most underrated reason behind India’s home Test decline is the home team’s uncertainty about which pitch will turn up. BCCI has this habit of announcing multiple surprise venues with the intention of spreading the game country-wise. But that has reduced the home team’s

We achieved global dominance, but sacrificed the impenetrable fortress. Is the trade-off worth it? Full analysis on India's two-decade transformation: https://t.co/94XN1dObNt ⬇️

6/ The Cost of Global Ambition: While the team can now win anywhere, they are no longer guaranteed to win everywhere. The home ground advantage has become merely strong, not the absolute certainty it was for a decade.

5/ IPL Adaptation: Foreign batsmen arrive with years of high-pressure experience facing India's best spinners thanks to the IPL, neutralizing a key historical advantage and accelerating their adaptation to tough home tracks.

4/ Domestic Pitch Evasion: The push for seam-friendly Ranji Trophy pitches (to breed overseas-ready pacers) has ironically resulted in home tracks that are more balanced, more predictable, and easier for elite touring sides to manage.

3/ Diluted Spin-First DNA: The intense focus on cultivating a 140+ kmph pace arsenal has meant the home-ground skill gap—the reliance on match-winning spinners—is no longer as vast, making Indian conditions less alien for visitors.

2/ The Inverse Relationship: The very structural and cultural changes made to conquer overseas (pace-first mentality) have inadvertently diluted the specialized domestic ecosystem needed to maintain home domination on traditional rank turners.

1/ The End of Invincibility: The historic, untouchable home record of the 2010s is officially over. We have traded the aura of absolute invincibility at home for competitiveness abroad.

The recent home Test defeat against South Africa confirms a trend we can no longer ignore: the cracks in India's Test 'Fortress' are deepening. The "Great Shift" that gave us world-class overseas wins has come at an undeniable cost. Here are the 6 painful realities about the

The KL Rahul 4th Innings Thread: A Statistical Deep Dive 🤯 KL Rahul’s career 4th-innings average in Tests sits at ~25. But here’s the real picture: A single daddy innings, the 149 at The Oval in 2018, which still came in a defeat is doing major cosmetic surgery on his

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What we lack is a solid middle-order batter. Now, when the top three get out, our all-rounders start walking in. This feels like a big dent in the batting lineup. India’s problems started when they tried to repair what was already fixed, and this is one of them. #TestCricket

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The story of Indian cricket in these 25 years is the story of evolution - from spin-first to pace-ready, from home-only strength to global competitiveness. India may no longer be unbeatable at home, but the trade-off has created something far more valuable: A team that believes

Ironically, the very improvements that turned India into a formidable overseas side also made home Tests far more competitive. As domestic and international pitches in India began to offer a better balance between pace and spin (moving away from the traditional rank turners)

Domestic Cricket Changes ✅ Ranji Trophy pitches became seam-friendly ✅ Domestic pacers developed skills for overseas conditions ✅ IPL scouting rewarded express pace ✅ Suddenly India had 15–20 fast bowlers touching 140 kmph

For the first time, India had 4–5 world-class fast bowlers traveling together. Indian batting also sharpened: ✅ More India A tours ✅ More SENA exposure helped Indian youngsters negotiate pace much better than spin at home ✅ Better adaptation to swing and bounce ✅