 "Ajinkya Rahane in action against South Africa. While India’s top three have been in fine touch, the middle-order still needs some sorting out")
During their 2014 tour of England, India finished 3-1 winners in the ODI series. It was the first time since 1990 that they had won a bilateral ODI series in the country. With the World Cup (in Australia-New Zealand) just six months away, it was an affirmation of India’s plans for big prize (where they finished as semi-finalists).
Since then, India have won bilateral series in the 50-over format away from home only in West Indies and Sri Lanka. They have beaten Australia and New Zealand (twice) on home soil too. In fact, before their tour of South Africa began, the
