“You Can Definitely Beat This India Side Again”: Ex-England Captain’s Huge Remark Ahead Of third Test | Cricket News

The India vs England five-match Test sequence is completely poised at 1-1 after the tip of the primary two video games. Favourites India had been surprised by the Three Lions within the opening sport. The Ben Stokes-led aspect had registered a 28-run victory in Hyderabad. What adopted was an outstanding comeback from hosts India because the aspect beat England by 106 runs within the second Test in Visakhapatnam. Ahead of the third sport of the sequence that kicks off on 15 February in Rajkot, former England captain Alastair Cook has backed the guests by stating that they may beat India once more.

“This India side, you can definitely beat this India side again there’s no doubt about that. This England side can do it. England have gotten close here without any hundreds and a lot of starts, without one person changing the game,”  Alastair Cook instructed TNT Sports.

In the primary sport, it was an imposing 196 from Ollie Pope in England’s second innings that stole the sport away from India. However, within the second match, the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill shone with their particular person performances to sq. the sequence.

Jaiswal hit 209 in India’s first innings and Gill made 104 to assist the hosts set England a frightening victory goal of 399 within the second Test. Between these two innings, it was a six-wicket haul (6 for 45) from Bumrah that ripped aside the England batting line-up.

“I think India will be more relieved than anything else, they would have been under the cosh after that first Test win from England. And when you are under the cosh, with the weight of expectation on this India side to go out and deliver a performance good enough to win will help,” mentioned Cook.