5 positive things for the Indian Test team in 2015

2015 turned out to be quite a mixed bag year for Team India in terms of performance. While they did a tremendous job by reaching the semi-finals of the 50-over World Cup, they followed it up with a sorry loss against Bangladesh in a bilateral ODI series and also lost a home series to South Africa.However, it was India’s performance in the longest format of the game which turned out to be the bright spot for them this year. There were quite a few positives that came out of the Test team’s display which could go a long way in leading India to further success in the future.Here are 5 positive things for the Indian Test team in 2015:

#1 Reduced dependence on one player

Virat Kohli was the top scorer for India, but not by a huge margin

Not even a single Indian batsman made it to the list of top 10 run-getters of 2015, but looking at it the other way, all the premier batsmen in the team were among the runs. Four out of India’s top five batsmen this year have averages of over 45.

While Virat Kohli is the top run-getter among Indian batsmen with 640 runs, Rahane is not far behind with 593 runs. Openers Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan have scored 522 and 485 runs respectively whereas Cheteshwar Pujara has a tally of 347 runs. Whenever required, reserve players like KL Rahul have also come good as he showed when he scored centuries against Australia and Sri Lanka.

This goes to prove that the Indian Test unit does not rely on one player to keep doing the job for them. Any player can stand up and get counted on any given day.