Fearlessness needs spine. Without it, it becomes chaos. Except for Bumrah, the rest of the Indians couldn’t scare the South African opposition in A’bad

India batters Abhishek Sharma (left), Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya walks back after loosing their wickets against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Pics/Getty Images, AFP, PTI

Everyone talks about playing fearless cricket. Fully padded up, all the protection in place, physio ready to run in if someone even sneezes. So the boys go out and start swinging. Shot selection? Forget it. Just hit. But fearless cricket does not mean reckless cricket.

India need sense to prevail

You still need someone sensible in the middle. Someone who understands the game situation. That’s where you miss players like KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. Around them, fearless cricket........

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