Virat Kohli's young brigade is ready to take on England in his home after losing the World Test Championship final to New Zealand sometime back! While Ben Stokes’ unavailability will trouble England, Team India also becomes a contender to win the series! Is it true that Modern Day Chess Master Virat Kohli's army can defeat the British! Let's see by some numbers!
So far in the entire history where together both the teams have played 122 Test matches! Out of which England has proved victorious in 47, while India has proved victorious 26 times! 49 games are completed without result! England is not judged weak according to these records! In the last decade these two teams have faced each other three times! Where Team India has faced a crushing defeat all three times! (2011, 2014, 2018)
The 5 match series is starting from 4th August. Where the difficult conditions of England do not suit the Indian batsman! Till now only Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Vishwanath, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have been the most successful batsman for India to score runs in England or else India should avoid the brink of defeat!
England’s awkward batting order raises questions on their strategies before the start of the series! There is no batsman other than Joe Root who can win England matches on his own in the top order, while the presence of James Anderson and Stuart Broad in the bowling department will present a lot of trouble for India, Virat Kohli’s young brigade in England’s difficult seam and swing conditions. To a great extent!
Can Virat Kohli prove his consistency and tally of unmatched records! There has been a lot of talk on Virat Kohli's ability to host in England's five match series where Virat Kohli has a chance in England to prove why he is compared to great captains! If Virat Kohli loses the series, then it is very difficult for Virat Kohli to see the journey ahead as a captain!
The Former England batsman Alastair Cook believes that England will not find it difficult to win the series from the Virat Kohli team with the army of youngsters,
“I would be more confident with Ben Stokes in the England side, so that changes it a lot,” Cook said. “But with India being on tour and in the bubble situation for so long – they arrived in early June for the World Test Championship final – they will find it quite hard.”
“Given the moving ball, England will always fancy their chances against this India batting line-up. I think England will score just enough runs and win the series, with one of the Tests heavily affected by rain,” he added.
But former England captain Michael Vaughan has quite the opposite reaction, he believes that it is not enough for England to stop India's intended team,
“England’s Test team has been, if not in turmoil, then a little stop-start for the past year or so. And after the series defeat by New Zealand there are a lot of players under pressure,” Vaughan said. “India have got a powerhouse of a batting line-up, an incredible bowling line-up with all the variations.”
Let's see in whose favor the result of the Test series starting tomorrow will be in favor! Stay connected with us for some more exciting cricket news and updates!
