Exceptionally talented batters and supremely gifted spinners were the USP of Indian cricket for decades. Now, quality fast bowlers, attacking as a pack has added more teeth to Indian cricket's bite.
But there's one search that is still very much on in that department - the search for a quality left-arm pace bowler who can cement his place in the side, across formats.
Indian cricket hasn't found anyone to fit into that role on a long term basis after the likes of Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra and Irfan Pathan. (AFP Photo)On India's 2020-21 tour of Australia, T Natarajan was an unlikely hero - making his international debut across all three formats and delivering for the team.
But like many others before him, Natarajan was pushed to the sidelines. In his case it was predominantly because of a knee injury flaring up and then a bout of Covid-19.