Birmingham, July 2 -- Former left-arm spinner Monty Panesar believes India's biggest shortcoming is their ineffectiveness to scalp 20 wickets in a Test match, a factor which could hinder them in the second contest against England in Birmingham.

India fell flat in the series opener after falling short in their endeavours to defend a 371-run target at Headingley last week, despite enjoying the services of the world number one, Jasprit Bumrah. England gunned down their second-highest successful chase without breaking a sweat to race to a 1-0 lead.

The beleaguered tourists lined up without their ace in the hole in the second contest, Panesar believes India would need to figure out a way to scythe 20 scalps to stand triumphant for the first ...