NEW DELHI: Former England opener Michael Atherton predicted an Republic of India line win towards England, declaring that spinners will play games a weighty section and the hosts have a greater spin-heavy bowling assault.
The five-match line starts from January 25 in Hyderabad and the England staff — lately sweating out at a coaching camp in Abu Dhabi — is scheduled to land in Republic of India on Monday.
Republic of India have R Ashwin important the spin assault and veteran offie can be having the backup of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel towards the Englishmen
Atherton hailed the ‘very other’ Republic of India spin assault and went directly to label Ashwin as probably the most biggest of all age.
“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 extreme age Republic of India misplaced a line at house was once in 2012 when England received 2-1.
The five-match line starts from January 25 in Hyderabad and the England staff — lately sweating out at a coaching camp in Abu Dhabi — is scheduled to land in Republic of India on Monday.
Republic of India have R Ashwin important the spin assault and veteran offie can be having the backup of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel towards the Englishmen
Atherton hailed the ‘very other’ Republic of India spin assault and went directly to label Ashwin as probably the most biggest of all age.
“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 extreme age Republic of India misplaced a line at house was once in 2012 when England received 2-1.
