Former Australia captain Ian Chappell said that Team India currently have the best batting attack around the world. He further added that he is impressed with the number of players they have in their kitty. He again shared that India makes players with traditional techniques and give the young talents enough opportunities at the first-class level as well.

The veteran also explained the importance of depth amid the COVID-19 era. While writing in his column for ESPNCricinfo, Ian Chappell added: “It has become abundantly clear during this pandemic-ravaged era that one of the prized ingredients in a cricket squad is depth. When it comes to batting talent, India are best placed of all the teams. Their development system, which produces players with ‘traditional techniques’ and provides ample opportunities at first-class level, is one to be envied.”

However, currently, two Indian teams are on two different continents now. While the main team is in England preparing for a five-match Test series against the hosts, another one is in Sri Lanka for the limited-overs series as well.

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Meanwhile, Indian players who are in England has been affected by the COVID-19 virus where Rishabh Pant and support staff Dayanand Garani has been contracted by the deadly virus as well. On the other hand, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Wriddhiman Saha are currently in isolation as they came into close contact with Garani.

Apart from that, Shubman Gill has been suffering from injury and is all set to miss the first few Tests due to a stress-related injury to his leg as well. And, Ian Chappell believes that India’s bench strength will be stretched as there could be more positive cases in future as well.

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“The extent of India’s reserves will be fully tested on the England tour as they have already had to react to isolation requirements and they haven’t even played a warm-up game. Just another example of why modern cricket teams consider depth king,” Ian Chappell concluded.

However, India last won a Test series in England way back in 2007, and in 2018, they lost the series by a margin of 4-1 as well.