Gautam Gambhir Doesn’t England Winning Any Of The Test Matches With The Kind Of Spin Attack They’ve

Feb 1, 2021 at 7:29 PM

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Gautam Gambhir Doesn’t England Winning Any Of The Test Matches With The Kind Of Spin Attack They’ve

Gautam Gambhir does not see the visiting England team winning any Test in the upcoming four-match series with the kind of spin attack it has.

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir does not see the visiting England team winning any Test with spinners Moeen Ali, Dom Bess and Jack Leach included in the squad.

Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir. Image Credit: Getty Images.

Gautam Gambhir Don’t See England Winning Any Test With Spin Attack

While spin all-rounder Moeen Ali is an experienced campaigner with 181 wickets from 60 Tests, Dom Bess and Jack Leach have played 12 Tests each, taking 31 and 44 wickets respectively.

“I don’t see England winning any of the Test matches with the kind of spin attack they’ve got,” 39-year-old Gautam Gambhir was quoted as saying in Star Sports show ‘Game Plan’.

“It has to be 3-0 India or probably 3-1. I’m only going to give a Pink Ball Test match, probably 50-50 to England just from the conditions point of view.”

Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali. Image Courtesy: Getty Images

Gautam Gambhir said England skipper Joe Root, who had done well in Sri Lanka recently in the two-match Test series which his side won 2-0, will find a completely different challenge in India facing likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Ravi Ashwin.

“This is going to be a completely different challenge for someone like Joe Root,” Gautam Gambhir said.

“Yes, he has played really well in Sri Lanka, but when you face people like Jasprit Bumrah on any wicket, or for that matter, R Ashwin, when his confidence is sky-high after what he has done in Australia, I am sure it is going to be a completely different beast and a completely different ball game.”

While the first two Tests will be played in Chennai, starting on Friday 5th February, the third and the fourth match will be played at the refurbished Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad.

Gautam Gambhir Had Question Marks On Virat Kohli’s T20 Captaincy

Gautam Gambhir said he had never questioned Virat Kohli’s captaincy in Tests and ODIs but has problems with his leadership in T20 Internationals.

“Time and times again! Yes, Virat Kohli is the leader, but I’m sure he gotta be as happy as the rest of the squad as well, but at the same time, yes, he has done really well in Test cricket,” said Gautam Gambhir, who has played 58 Tests and 147 ODIs.

Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli. Image Credit: Twitter.

“I’ve always had question marks on his T20 captaincy. Never had question marks on his (Kohli’s) 50-over or his Test match captaincy. India has done really well under his leadership, especially in red ball cricket and I’m sure, India will continue to grow further, under his leadership, especially in red ball cricket.”

Virat Kohli had missed three Tests in Australia in the recent series which India won 2-1 as he was on paternity leave. He is back as India captain in the four-match Test series against England.

Virat Kohli, India’s most successful Test captain have won only 24 out of 40 T20I matches as captain with a win percentage of 65.78 much lower than ODI (70.55%).

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