10 Most talked about moments of Indian cricket in 2015

4. Bangladesh beat India:

India’s first ODI series after the world cup was an embarrassing one to say the least. Bangladesh played some fantastic cricket to win the series 2-1. Playing at home the Tigers went 2-0 up and outplayed India in all facets of the game. While winning and losing is a part and parcel of the game and there is no shame in losing to a team that played better cricket, the manner in which India lost the series was appalling at best. In spite of playing a full strength team, India failed to even put up a fight and lost the 1st ODI by 79 runs and the 2nd one by 6 wickets.

Though the team managed to pull one back by winning the inconsequential final ODI, the damage that was done earlier was inescapable. Immense scrutiny by media and former greats was inevitable. The team composition became a major talking point ever since this defeat. Batting, something that was considered India’s biggest strength, was heavily criticized and justifiably so. On flat pitches where the Bangladeshi batsmen were able to score runs at will, the much hyped Indian batting lineup failed to even get past 250 in either of the first 2 matches.