Former Indian batting great Rahul Dravid on Sunday said that the Team India has great chance to win in the Test series in England. India and England are scheduled to play against each other in a five-match Test series in the UK. The series will begin in August, and India will take on New Zealand in the finals of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) in June as well.

“I really do think India have a very good chance this time. There’s no question about England’s bowling. Whatever bowling attack England put on the park, especially their seam-bowling attack, is going to be fantastic. They have a lot of players to pick and choose from and that’s going to be terrific,” Dravid said in a webinar, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.

“But if you look at their top six or top seven, you really think of one great batsman, a world-class batsman who is Joe Root. Obviously, Ben Stokes is another one, who is a good all-rounder, but for some reason Ravichandran Ashwin seems to do well against him. And that should be an interesting contest. I know he’s done well against Stokes in India, but it’ll still be an interesting subplot to the series,” he further added.

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However, Rahul Dravid also said that the Indian team will be well prepared for the Tests series and he also said that a lot of players in the squad have self-belief which will help them to do well too.

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“But I just think India will be well-prepared, have the confidence from Australia, there’s lot of belief in the squad. A couple of players have been to England a few times, there’s a lot of experience in the batting order this time around, so this is probably our best chance, maybe say 3-2 to India. I think India will play really well in England this time. It’s a great opportunity we’ve got. After the WTC final, they’re going to be in England for a whole month before the Test series starts. I don’t think any team has had that kind of time to prepare for a Test series as India will have this time, so that surely should be a great advantage,” shared Dravid.

Meanwhile, talking about India’s squad for the WTC final and five-match Test series against England, Rahul Dravid said that the squad isn’t a balanced one as it’s a 20-member squad. However, he believed Kuldeep Yadav should get a chance but he also applauded the recent performances from Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, which ensured their selection in the squad as well.