England have arrived in India, aiming to do an encore of 2012-13. During that historic 2-1 series win, spinners Graeme Swann (20 wickets) and Monty Panesar (17) had the Indian batters caught in a web.

This time, Joe Root’s team will heavily depend on the likes of Moeen Ali, Jack Leach and Dom Bess if they are to shock Virat Kohli’s India, who are on a high after their historic victory in Australia. While Moeen, a veteran of 60 Tests, is yet to play a game since the opening Ashes Test of 2019, Leach (left-arm orthodox) and Bess (offie) are consistently improving as they emerged the highest wicket-takers with 10 and 12 wickets respectively in England’s recent Test series triumph in Sri Lanka.