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Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell feels England below Ben Stokes will give India powerful competitors within the the rest of the Test sequence however backed the hosts to win it. The marquee five-match sequence is locked at 1-1 after India and England pulled off thrilling victories in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad respectively. “As the home side India should eventually win a tough series, but it has a real battle on their hands,” Chappell wrote in his column for ‘ESPNCricinfo’. In their earlier tour of India in 2021, England, enjoying below Joe Root, had surrendered the Test sequence after successful the opener.
“England under the aggressive leadership of Stokes are a far cry from the poorly captained Joe Root team that capitulated against spin on their last tour of the country,” he added.
While star batter Virat Kohli is not going to be a part of the sequence, the India staff will likely be bolstered by the return of the KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, who’ve been included within the squad for the remaining three Tests.
“India is a strong side and they also have a good leader in Rohit Sharma. They will be greatly strengthened by Ravindra Jadeja’s and KL Rahul’s recovery from injury, but that Virat Kohli will not return for the rest of the series is a blow.”
Shreyas Iyer has been dropped for the rest of the sequence. The 29-year-old made 35, 13, 27, 29 within the opening two Tests and was responsible of not constructing on the begins.
“Hopefully the selectors will now stop overestimating Shreyas Iyer’s batting ability and learn to value Kuldeep Yadav’s wicket-taking capability more.
“This India versus England contest is shaping up because it ought to: a troublesome five-match encounter between two proficient sides,” Chappell added.
The third Test will start in Rajkot on February 15.
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