The Indian team will be having revenge in their mind as they will be taking the visiting team for the 5 test match encounter at the local land. Both India and England will be renewing their rivalry from the first test match to be played at Rajkot beginning on 9th November.
The hosts are high in morale after beating last two visiting teams West Indies and New Zealand in the regular fashion. On the other hand, English team hasn't recovered from the last defeat against Bangladesh. It was for the first time, Bangladesh has defeated England in any test match.
Here are last five meetings of both the teams and their play figures:
1. PATAUDI TROPHY 2014 (INDIA IN ENGLAND)
Despite a good start of the series, India ended with 3-1 by the final match. India lost the series and Sad ending for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's last England tour.
2. ENGLAND IN INDIA 2012
India started well in fashion as they do when playing on the homeland. They have comfortably won the first match but when English team come back they have made it 2-1 by drawing the fourth and final test match.
3.PATAUDI TROPHY 2011 (INDIA IN ENGLAND)
Indians were enthusiastic after winning the world cup on the home ground and then beating a Caribbean team in the regular fashion. But things were not favourable for the guest team and facing a whitewash we have heard gossips about Dhoni's skills as a leader.
So the cards put England on the lead but things have changed a lot since then. Being on the homeland is always an advantage and we hope Indian team will be very well taking the good of it.
DRS will be used in the series with England
'Hardik Pandya' has been selected in the squad for test matches
