New Delhi: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly reckoned that hosts India will win the ongoing Test series against England. Rohit Sharma & Co. are playing the first two Test matches without the services of their veteran pacer Mohammed Shami and star batter Virat Kohli.
Ganguly reckoned that if England managed to score 350 or 400 then only they would beat India in India. He also feels that apart from Australia no other team can create an impact on Indian soil.
However, On day 3 of the ongoing 1st Test match was in favor of England after Ollie Pope’s century helped visitors to take a lead of 126 runs.
Pope, who made just one in England’s first innings, stood up amidst a fightback from India to hit an unbeaten 148, laced with 17 boundaries, which guided England to 316/6 in 77 overs, the first time a visiting team has scored 300 in a Test match second innings in India since Nagpur 2012.
“India will win the series, the matter is whether they will win it 4-0 or 5-0. Every Test will be decisive. England could have won this Test match had they batted well. One cannot win against India by making 230 or 240 runs on Indian soil. Had they made 350 or 400, they could have beaten India, but they weren’t able to do that. It’s a tough series for England. Any team other than the Australia of that era could not create any impact here,” he said.
The former BCCI secratery also feels that India are hot favourites in the upcoming T20 World Cup which will be played in West Indies and USA.
“India have a good chance in the T20 World Cup. Recently, India played in the World Cup final, and it was miserable that they lost against Australia. I didn’t expect that after playing in a very good manner throughout the tournament they will lose, but it happens in sports,” he said.
“India is a very good side. There will be another opportunity for India as the conditions in the West Indies and America are like India. The IPL will serve as a preparation for the World Cup,” he added.
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