Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Team India are the only team that can win the Birmingham Test, based on historical numbers. He also added that while the match can end in a draw, an England win seems improbable.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “You have scored enough runs to feel you are in a great space. Logically speaking, if we turn back the pages of Test cricket history, only one team can win from here, that is Team India, or else the match can end in a draw. England winning from here seems improbable. However, things have changed dramatically because modern-day Test cricket has been played differently, the way people are approaching the game, and the speed at which it is going, and England is one side that does that.”

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However, Aakash Chopra added that the pitches in England aren’t as bowler-friendly as they used to be.

“If you see the conditions, pitches have become flatter, whether you play at Headingley or Edgbaston. I am saying you will get a flat pitch at Lord’s as well. The typical and traditional English conditions, where you have to play cautiously, are part of the pages of history. These are not that difficult conditions to bat. If you see the boundaries, the Edgbaston boundaries have been kept at 60 meters because Bazball encourages you to play shots in the air. Mishits should go for sixes, you should get fours easily, and the scoring rate should be fast,” Aakash Chopra concluded.