India, July 8 -- A positive result is the ultimate thing in cricket, or any other sport, for that matter. A win masks a lot of negatives and, in some cases, turns them into positives. Take the India vs England 2nd Test for example. All hell broke loose when India made three changes to their XI. They rested Jasprit Bumrah despite being 1-0 lead. Did not pick Kuldeep Yadav and went in with two batting all-rounders. The move, deemed as ultra-defensive, was bashed left and right. But after five days of cricket at Edgbaston, a venue where they had never won, they registered their biggest-ever away win (in terms of runs) to draw level in the five-match series.

The resounding victory doesn't mean India picked the right XI -- apart from Akash De...