Nasser Hussain Warns Against Writing Off England’s Chances In India | Cricket News

Given their current success with the ‘Bazball’ strategy, former skipper Nasser Hussain has warned in opposition to writing off England’s possibilities within the upcoming five-match Test collection in India, although the hosts will begin as agency favourites. Since embracing Bazball, England are but to lose a Test collection, whereas India stay unbeaten at residence since 2012-13. “India are the favourites, but every single challenge Bazball has faced they’ve stuck to their guns and Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s record is seriously good, I wouldn’t write them off,” Hussain advised Sky Sports.

“Bazball has been very successful, especially at home, and the two toughest places to tour are India or Australia. It’s going to be a massive challenge for England.

“India need to see how this new strategy will work from home. It will likely be fascinating cricket and will likely be attention-grabbing to see how this specific facet will go in opposition to what is likely one of the nice cricketing outfits in the meanwhile, which is the India facet.”

‘India’s spinners are very different to England’s’

With the Indian pitches traditionally being slow, spin will again play an important role. Former captain Michael Atherton feels the Indian spin attack offers more variety.

“If you go to India, spin will play an enormous half, it traditionally has completed, and I think it at all times will do. India do have a really robust seam assault as nicely.

“India’s four spinners are very different to England’s. 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 have a strong left-arm spinner in Jack Leach after which three very inexperienced spinners after that with Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed. It will likely be a selected problem for them, however the selectors see a excessive ceiling for them,” he mentioned.

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