Cricket fans who tore their hair in frustration after watching the Indian batsmen succumb to the spinning skills of Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath and Tharindu Kaushal in the recent Test match at Galle must apportion some blame on the system instead of over-targeting the current practitioners of batting.

The current crop of international cricketers have emerged from domestic cricket, but are they playing enough of it once they settle into the national team? No, because their bosses want them to be seen parading their skills on the international scene more than on home soil. Last year, India lost a series in England 3-1 after going one-up through a fantastic performance by centurion Ajinkya Rahane and fast bowler Ishant Sharma who claimed 7 for 74 in an innings at Lord’s. The Indian batsmen succumbed to Moeen Ali, the off-spinner who is in the England team for his batting, mind you.