‘At the moment they need..’, Hussain on why India struggle overseas

India are a powerhouse at home in Test cricket. They are almost unbeatable. In the last years, they have won 32 out of their 42 Tests at home, lost only three – two to Australia and one to England – and drawn seven. R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel India have a combination of cricketers who are deadly in home conditions.

But the same thing becomes their problem overseas. They can’t play them together. Ex-England captain Nasser Hussain stressed the need for a seam-bowling all-rounder like Ben Stokes or Cameron Green for the balance of their side in overseas Tests.

Nasser Hussain said in the ICC Review –

“They (India) are brilliant at home… and the balance of their side at home is just wonderful. they’ve got those senior players and youngsters.

“And with the ball in India, those three all-rounders, and they are genuine all-rounders in India — Axar (Patel), (Ravindra) Jadeja and (Ravichandran) Ashwin. That, for me, is a really balanced side because then you’ve got a No.7 (in Test cricket).

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Hussain added –

“A cricketer India need at the moment is a (Ben) Stokes-type cricketer, a Cameron Green-type cricketer, a Mitchell Marsh-type cricketer, a batter at No.6 or No.7, away from home, that can bowl you 10 or 15 overs of genuine wicket-taking seam and swing.

“Not a bowler who bats a bit, a batter who can give you 10 overs of seam bowling, and then that balance away from home makes them (India) formidable.”