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India vs England Test Series: A five-Test series is to be played between India and England. For this, both the teams have been announced. The Indian team is commanded by Rohit Sharma and the captain of the England team is Ben Stokes. The first match between the two teams will be played on Hyderabad grounds from January 25. Team India always performs well on Indian soil. Indian pitches have always been helpful to spinners. Now even before the start of the series, a former England player has accepted defeat and has said a big thing for India’s victory.
Said this for India’s victory
Former England captain Michael Atherton told ‘SkySports’ that I think India will win. Their spinners are better than England’s and this will be the deciding factor in the end. If you go to India, spin plays a big role. If we look at history, this has happened and I think it will always be like this. India also has a very strong fast bowling attack. The four spinners of India are very different from the spinners of England. They have two left-arm ‘finger’ spinners in Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. They have a wrist spinner in Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin is one of the greatest spinners of all time.
England has an excellent left-arm spinner in Jack Leach. Then he has less experienced spinners Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed. Michael Atherton said that this tour will be challenging for him but the selectors have high expectations from him. The pitch in India is expected to turn from day one, which will be a big test for England’s batsmen.
Such has been the record of both the teams
The England team last won the Test series on Indian soil in 2012. Then England had excellent spinners like Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar. This time Ben Stokes and Company have decided to prepare in Abu Dhabi instead of playing practice matches in India. Jack Leach is the only experienced spinner in the England team. 131 Test matches have been played between England and the Indian team, out of which India has won 31 and England has won 50. 50 test matches have been drawn.
(Input: PTI)
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