India were fresh, too, from an historic series win in Australia completed without their captain and with a second-string attack. And to think England’s greatest bowler of all time could easily have been left out of this Test in favour of Stuart Broad. Remember, India were bowled out for 36 in losing their first Test in Australia, then saw Kohli go home on paternity leave. Who could possibly have backed them to win that series? For now, thrillingly, a series almost all observers expected England to lose heavily is on.

Source: The Nation February 09, 2021 21:33 UTC