India are all set to tackle England within the five-match Test sequence at house, beginning January 25 in Hyderabad. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has already introduced the squad for the primary two video games of the sequence. While England will purpose to repeat the glory of 2012 the place they received 2-1 in India, the hosts will eye to keep up their dominance in opposition to the Three Lions in Tests at house. Indian cricket workforce’s head coach Rahul Dravid has given a touch on the type of floor that shall be supplied for the primary Test.

“It’s hard to say. We will see once the game starts and figure it out. It looks like a good one from where I have seen it. The pitch may spin a little bit, how quickly and how fast that I don’t know,” Dravid mentioned within the pre-match press convention.

Rahul Dravid on Tuesday additionally mentioned that Virat Kohli, who will miss the primary two Tests of the England sequence because of private causes, is a “phenomenal player” and different gamers could have alternative to step up and put in some good performances in his absence.

Virat Kohli will miss the primary two Tests of the five-match sequence in opposition to England because of private causes.

India will play in opposition to England within the first Test on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The second Test of the sequence shall be performed at Vishakapatnam, the third Test at Rajkot, the fourth Test at Ranchi and the fifth and closing Test at Dharamshala.

Dravid mentioned that any workforce will miss the absence of a participant like Kohli.

“Any team will miss a quality player like Virat Kohli, there is no doubt about it. He is a phenomenal player and his records tell everything. He is a huge boost to the side but having said that it gives an opportunity to the other players to step up and put in some good performances,” he mentioned.

“We have got some good experience in the squad. We have players like Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja who have played in the team for over a decade in Tests. There are some other great players in the team like Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer but I will not call them youngsters…They have been there with the squad for a time now and they have the opportunity to perform and prove themselves in the five-match series,” the previous right-hand batter added.

(With ANI Inputs)