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IND vs ENG Tests: "India versus England contest is shaping up as it should", former AUS skipper Ian Chappel

Updated on: 12 February,2024 02:12 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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The IND vs ENG Tests is now equalled at 1-1 after Team India's dominating 106-run win over the visitors in Visakhapatnam. In their previous tour of India in 2021, England, playing under Joe Root, had surrendered the Test series after winning the opener

IND vs ENG Tests:

Ian Chappel, Team India (Pic: File Pic)

Former Australian skipper Ian Chappel feels that Ben Stokes-led England will give the hosts tough competition for the remainder of the IND vs ENG Tests.


The IND vs ENG Tests is now equalled at 1-1 after Team India's dominating 106-run win over the visitors in Visakhapatnam.


"As the home side India should eventually win a tough series, but it has a real battle on their hands," Chappell wrote in his column for 'ESPNCricinfo'.


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"England under the aggressive leadership of Stokes are a far cry from the poorly captained Joe Root team that capitulated against spin on their last tour of the country," he added.

In their previous tour of India in 2021, England, playing under Joe Root, had surrendered the Test series after winning the opener.

The absence of Virat Kohli will somewhere affect India in their batting lineup. But the return of KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja to the squad will provide the hosts with padded support for the rest of the IND vs ENG Tests.

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"India is a strong side and they also have a good leader in Rohit Sharma. They will be greatly strengthened by Ravindra Jadeja's and KL Rahul's recovery from injury, but that Virat Kohli will not return for the rest of the series is a blow."

Shreyas Iyer has been dropped for the remainder of the series. The 29-year-old made 35, 13, 27, 29 in the opening two Tests and was guilty of not building on the starts.

"Hopefully the selectors will now stop overestimating Shreyas Iyer's batting ability and learn to value Kuldeep Yadav's wicket-taking capability more.

"This India versus England contest is shaping up as it should: a tough five-match encounter between two talented sides," Chappell added.

The third match of the IND vs ENG Tests will be played on February 15 in Rajkot.

(With PTI Inputs)

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