Brad Hogg predicts India-England Tests result, Swann signifies the Blues' record at home

Coming off a historic win against Australia, Team India w gear up to face England at home with ir eyes set on World Test Championship. While India has vant of momentum gained from courous win against Aussies, Men in Blue will also be riding on home vant when y face England in Tests in February. As enthralling series nears, cricket pundits have started pouring in ir predictions for series. 

Former Australian spinner Br Hogg has sided with Men in Blues to win series which starts in Chennai on February 5. While Hogg stressed that India cant 'underestimate' England, he also mentioned that He Coach Ravi Shastri will be on top of his game. Australian has predicted India to clinch series 3-1 with two wins in Chennai and one in Ahmedab. 

On or hand, former England cricketer Graeme Swann has called for his team to focus on beating India and let go of obsession over Ashes. Asserting that 'Australia are t best team anymore,' Swann highlighted India's home record and mentioned that Men in Blue have been 'virtually unbeatable' at home since 2012. Decoding way to victory, Swann said that England will have to focus on spinners as y would be key to winning series. 

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"We have to move away from looking forward to Ashes series. It's a mentality ingrained in this country. Australia are t best team in world anymore. y used to be, by miles, and y were benchmark to strive for. y're t w, but we're obsessed with this. I think beating India in India is a far higher thing to strive for right w,"  Swann was quoted by Sun. 

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England tour of India 2020/21

England will be visiting India for an all-format bilateral series that will go on for almost two months. gruelling tour with English cricket team comprises four Test matches, five T20Is, and three ODIs up until March 28. five-match Test series will also constitute a major part of ongoing inaugural ICC World Test Championship.

tour kicks off with first Test that will be played in Chennai's M.A. Chidambaram Stium. Meanwhile, entire bilateral series has been restricted to just three venues by Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI committee. In an official statement by Indian board, decision for limited venues was me due to coronavirus crisis that is prevailing in country. venues decided for series are Chennai’s M. A. Chidambaram Stium, Ahmedab’s Sardar Patel Stium, and Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stium.

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