SUNDAY MiD DAY enlists factors responsible for Team India's fall from grace as England snatch No 1 Test tag from MS Dhoni & Co

Team India's fall from grace may have come as a surprise to many, but frankly speaking, the signs were ominous. India's 20-month reign as the Numero Uno Test side ended at Edgbaston on Saturday as they were replaced by a determined England outfit at the top. A host of factors contributed to the downfall of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's dynasty. SUNDAY MiD DAY enlists a few...


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Lack of tour games
The team's preparation was far from ideal. With some of the senior players having skipped the West Indies trip before this one, having just one warm-up game was never going to be enough. As a result, players like Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj and a few others never got adequate match practice ahead of such a high-octane tour.u00a0