Image Source : GETTY IMAGES England captain Joe Root has stated that many groups will take “huge confidence” from India’s win in Australia, as they purpose to win away from dwelling.
India’s latest Test collection win in Australia has given touring sides confidence to win away from dwelling, together with England who’ve an excellent alternative to do properly in India with the quantity of high quality gamers they’ve within the squad, stated England captain Joe Root on Thursday.
“A lot of sides will look at that series that happened in Australia and take huge amounts of confidence from it. Huge credit to India for going there and winning. It is a very difficult place to win. We all know that. But teams will see that and we will see that it is possible to win away from home. There will be a lot of pressure on sides hosting,” stated Root throughout a digital interplay with the media on the eve of the primary Test to be performed on the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
India had gained the Test collection in Australia regardless of accidents to gamers. England, too, have began the collection on an analogous word with Zak Crawley, who was to bat at No. 3, dominated out of the primary two Tests attributable to wrist damage.
“There are so many great opportunities that come with that as a side and as individual players. When you are given a chance to play, you’ve got to just maximise that opportunity. You try and make that count. One thing we have had in the recent past is competition for places. Bit more depth in our squad and not heavily reliant on certain individuals which might have been the case a few years ago. It is really exciting times and guys need to grasp the opportunities they get,” he added.
Root, who didn’t share Crawley’s substitute at No. 3, will probably be essential for England innings. He single-handedly carried his aspect’s batting within the two-Test collection in Sri Lanka, accumulating over 400 runs. Against India, nonetheless, he will probably be confronted with a menace of Ravichandran Ashwin on his dwelling floor.
Ashwin had received the higher of Steve Smith within the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar collection which India gained 2-1.
But Root stated that he would strive neither assault nor play defensively in opposition to the ace India off-spinner and will probably be taking part in every ball on its advantage.
“(I will) Just try and play him — what I see in front of me. I won’t go out there to dominate or defend. I will just play the ball that is delivered and if I do that well enough for a period of time, I feel I can score some runs,” stated Root.
He lavished reward on Ashwin however stated that he is not the one one in India line-up.
“He (Ashwin) is a fine bowler. He has got some great record in India. He is probably full of confidence on the back of that (Australia) series. I have played against him before. He has had the better of me a couple of times as well. There will be a great little battle within the Test match. But ultimately if you are going to score big runs in any series, you have to play all of them. Just having that ball-by-ball mentality is certainly the best,” stated Root.
The England captain, when requested about Cheteshwar Pujara, stated the India No. 3 will probably be an essential wicket for the guests.
“You see the importance he (Pujara) adds to the Indian team and he is going to be a huge wicket for us. There is no doubt. For us, at times it might be that we have to be be patient and play the long game and see if we can be as mentally strong as he is at the crease, when we are out there on the field,” stated Root who will probably be taking part in his one centesimal Test.
