The Summer In England Promises To Be The Golden Summer Of Indian Cricket: Sunil Gavaskar
Published - 30 May 2021, 08:49 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 03:44 PM
Former Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar that the upcoming tour of England promises to be a golden summer for Virat Kohli’s Team India.
The No.1 ranked Test team in the world will lock horns with New Zealand in the summit clash of the ICC World Test Championship in Southampton between June 18-22 before taking on Joe Root’s England in a five-match Test series, starting August 04.
While Sunil Gavaskar did not predict the scoreline, he reckoned that with India having one a month at their disposal between the WTC final and the England series, the veteran cricketer reckoned that it will give enough time to the visitors to play some practice games to fine-tune themselves for the English challenge.
“The summer in England promises to be the golden summer of Indian cricket. After the WTC finals, there is a gap of about six weeks before the Test series starts against England and that should be enough for the team to play some practice games and tune-up for what England can hurl at them. It is foolish to try and predict the score but it looks like it will be an Indian summer in England,” Sunil Gavaskar wrote in his column for The Telegraph.
Leaving grass on the pitch can backfire on England as India have an attack to exploit it: Sunil Gavaskar
Earlier this year, India lock horns with England in a 4-match Test series on home soil, and the pitches that were dished out in the 2nd and 3rd Test became a huge talking point with several former English cricketers accusing the Indians of dishing out ‘doctored pitches’.
Sunil Gavaskar reckoned that he wouldn’t be surprised if the home side leaves a bit of grass on the surface during the upcoming Test series.
He, however, added that the ploy can backfire as the Indian team has enough ammunition in the tank to make the most of seamer-friendly conditions.
”Having moaned about the pitches in India earlier this year, it won’t be a surprise if the groundsman in England leaves a little grass on the surface. That is no longer a worry as India have an attack that will also thrive on it and cause problems for the England batsmen too,” Sunil Gavaskar added.
