NEW DELHI: Former England opener Michael Atherton predicted an India collection win in opposition to England, mentioning that spinners will play an enormous half and the hosts have a greater spin-heavy bowling assault.
The five-match collection begins from January 25 in Hyderabad and the England staff — at the moment sweating out at a coaching camp in Abu Dhabi — is scheduled to land in India on Monday.
India have R Ashwin main the spin assault and veteran offie can be having the help of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel in opposition to the Englishmen
Atherton hailed the ‘very completely different’ India spin assault and went on to label Ashwin as one of many best of all time.
“I think India will win. Their spinners are better than England’s, and that will be the defining thing in the end. If you go to India, spin will play a big part, it historically has done and I suspect it always will do. India do have a very strong seam attack as well. 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,” Atherton said on Sky Sports.
“England have a solid left-arm spinner in Jack Leach and then three very inexperienced spinners after that with Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed. It will be a particular challenge for them but the selectors see a high ceiling for them,” Atherton added.
The final time India misplaced a collection at dwelling was in 2012 when England received 2-1.
The five-match collection begins from January 25 in Hyderabad and the England staff — at the moment sweating out at a coaching camp in Abu Dhabi — is scheduled to land in India on Monday.
India have R Ashwin main the spin assault and veteran offie can be having the help of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel in opposition to the Englishmen
Atherton hailed the ‘very completely different’ India spin assault and went on to label Ashwin as one of many best of all time.
“I think India will win. Their spinners are better than England’s, and that will be the defining thing in the end. If you go to India, spin will play a big part, it historically has done and I suspect it always will do. India do have a very strong seam attack as well. 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,” Atherton said on Sky Sports.
“England have a solid left-arm spinner in Jack Leach and then three very inexperienced spinners after that with Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed. It will be a particular challenge for them but the selectors see a high ceiling for them,” Atherton added.
The final time India misplaced a collection at dwelling was in 2012 when England received 2-1.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com