3 reasons why India can win the upcoming Test series against England

India hasn’t had great success in Tests in the last few years, especially after Virat Kohli stepped down as India’s captain. Since 2022, India has lost one-off Tests against England and Australia, couldn’t beat South Africa in a series of 2 matches, lost to New Zealand 0-3 at home, and failed to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in 10 years. 

Following these results, India’s senior players like Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli retired from the longest format of the game. India’s tour of England in 2025 could be challenging for India, and many regard England as the firm favourites to win the series. However, India could shock the world by their performances, which could be similar to their win in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020/21.

3 reasons why India could beat England in the Test series in 2025:

1. Players are potentially being selected based on their performance in the England Lions vs. India A series

With no senior players on the team, India’s selection would be based on the performances of the players in India A’s series against England Lions. The players need to be picked based on their performances in the India A tour, as they would have a fair idea of the conditions. 

While Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli played a lot for India post-pandemic and delivered great performances more often than not, they didn’t play practice matches, which often hindered their performances in many away series. Now that they aren’t on the team, almost all players are likely to be selected based on their performances in the India A vs. England Lions matches.

2. Lack of expectations

With India playing the series without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, naturally, the new team will be playing without any expectations. Even if the young team loses the series, there might not be heavy criticism of the players. It would mean the players playing freely without worrying about the results, which could bring the best out of them.

Something similar happened when India played the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2020/21 with a lot of adversities. Many players got injured; Rohit didn’t play two Tests, while Virat played only one and returned home, all of which led to new players stepping up, who were expected of nothing but ended up delivering performances for ages to help India win the series.

3. Depth of Talent Pool

While India will be without many of their experienced players, it allows upcoming players to be in the XI. The likes of Karun Nair, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, and Dhruv Jurel could get chances in the batting department. Likewise, in the absence of Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin, new bowlers could get a chance.

Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant are the only players who would be playing in the team with enough experience on the side. All other players in the team have either debuted after the pandemic or haven’t played enough. But India has the best depth in their talent pool, and whoever plays for them would be among the best players in the world.

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