Alastair Cook expecting India to react strongly at home – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 will not be an easy one, as the World Champions will look to react strongly after recent debacle.
Team India was not able to register a single win during tour to England. After surrendering the No.1 position in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test ranking with a 0-4 clean-sweep, the Men in Blue failed to produce anything good in One-dayers and lost the series 0-3.
The two sides are once again set to meet in a five-match One Day International (ODI) series, but at India’s backyards next month. Since the home conditions plus supporting crowds are massive advantages for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and company, it will not be a child’s play
for the Englishmen to continue their ruthless march.
Cook made it clear that his boys will not rest on their laurels and knock the Indians down despite acknowledging the Men in Blue as tough opposition.
"It is a totally different thing to play them in their backyard. One thing about this England side is that we certainly won't be complacent. We are a young side and have a huge amount of improvement and learning to do," Cook told Sky Sports.
It was not a journey to remember when the English team visited India last time for a limited-over clash. An embarrassing defeat in quarter-final plus Michael Yardy’s depression case are the sour memories of ICC World Cup 2011, co-hosted by India, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747.
Yet, the English skipper is not bothered about what happened in the past, saying that the present side is buoyant and confident to keep the good work going. Meanwhile, he shared that it will be an exciting contest against India in front of huge crowds.
"It is an amazing experience to go and play one-day cricket in India in front of packed houses. From one to 11, or one to 15, we are going to have to play some seriously good cricket. But I know the hunger and desire is there from the lads to learn, and
hopefully conquer, those conditions,” added the classy left-handed opening batsman.
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