Virat Kohli-led Team India is all set to face Joe Root’s England in the five-match Test series. Notably, the marquee encounter will begin on August 4 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Also, the series will be part of the new World Test Champion cycle.
Notably, England will enter the series with their best XI putting rest to their rotation policy. Meanwhile former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has come up with advice for the Indian fast bowling unit. Shoaib Akhtar has suggested Indian bowlers to ‘hit the deck with a lot of aggression and a lot of paces’. Also, he talked about Jimmy Anderson and Jofra Archer and said they will definitely have a home advantage.
Meanwhile, Shoaib Akhtar also recalled the Virat Kohli and Jimmy Anderson battle. He asserted:
“The English bowlers have an edge, especially Archer and Anderson. We all know the history between Anderson and Virat Kohli. Of course, they have the upper hand as they are playing in their home conditions.”
“Keep doing this variation throughout, which is the most important thing” – Shoaib Akhtar
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“The aggression of the fast bowlers is in their length. People think that I was aggressive because of bowling bouncers, but no. I was aggressive because I was constantly hitting the right areas, and with the pace, with the variation in pace. b So, whoever goes in from the Indian side (plays in the Test series), just remember to hit the deck with a lot of aggression and a lot of pace. And keep doing this variation throughout, which is the most important thing,” added Shoaib Akhtar as quoted by Hindustan Times.
India performed well in the first World Test Championship tournament. However, they lost the prolific battle against New Zealand in the inaugural WTC final. Virat Kohli and Co. will be looking forward to forgetting the loss and starting the new WTC cycle with a victory against mighty England. Notably, India hasn’t won a Test series against England since 2007.
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