Lower order gets same amount of practice as top order- Bangar

India’s batting coach Sanjay Bangar has said that increased batting practice for the side’s lower-order batsmen has led to greater contributions from the tail.

Under Virat Kohli’s captaincy, India have largely opted for a five-bowler strategy, and the lower order has taken some of the pressure off the frontline batsmen with their innings, sometimes turning matches for the side.

In the recent five-match Test series against England, which India won 4-0, performances from the hosts’ lower order was a significant difference between the two sides. R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Jayant Yadav played important knocks in the Mohali, Mumbai and Chennai Tests. Led by these three players, India’s last four wickets averaged 48.23 runs per completed partnership, …

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