India v England – 4th Test at Nagpur – English players to watch out for
A riveting end to the 4-match Test series awaits VCA Stadium, Nagpur, where devastated hosts India face England for the final Test this Thursday.
This outing for the Poms has been nothing short of remarkable so far. Leading the 4-match Test series 2-1 before entering the final match, England is all set to conquer the final frontier from all ends.
After losing the first Test at Ahmedabad by 9 wickets, the visitors were put under substantial criticism. Bouncing back in Mumbai to leave the hosts rattled, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 claimed their first Test win in India since 2006, to level the series 1-1.
To add to the agony of the home side, the Englishmen further strengthened their footing in the tournament by bagging yet another astonishing, 7-wicket win at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, to increase the lead to 2-1.
Humiliating the Indian team in-front of their home crowd, numerous English players stood out with their performances.
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Alastair Cook
The 27-year old, left handed opening batsman and the English skipper has been the major difference between the two sides this series. Scoring a century in all the three games this tour, Cook is averaging 91.33 so far.
Getting praises from all corners of the world for his impressive show, Captain Cook, has stood like an iron wall in-front of the opposition. Taking over the Captaincy from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 upon his retirement this summer has further improved the young skipper’s record.
Having played 86 Tests in total, he is averaging 50.02 with 23 hundreds and 29 fifties under his belt.
Kevin Pietersen
Making a comeback in the national side after mending his fences with the English Cricket Board, KP has proved again that he cannot be ignored, especially when it comes to crunch series.
Scoring a dazzling stand of 186 runs to take the game away from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820, Pietersen rang the alarm bells for the opposition and proves to be highly armed, having yet another fifty under his belt in the most recent game at Kolkata.
Averaging 49.56 in 91 Tests with 22 centuries and 28 fifties, KP has all the experience to change the game on his own.
Graeme Swann
Taking more than 200 wickets in less than 50 Tests, the English off-spinner has nothing more to prove. Averaging 29.18 in 49 Tests, Swann’s success is a result of relentless hard-work by bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmad.
Taking 17 wickets in the 3 games so far, Swann has been England’s most successful bowler on their tour to India till now. Rightly called one of the best spinners in the world at the moment, Swann has made full use of sub-continental tracks and is likely to threaten the opposition again in the final encounter.
Monty Panesar
Being called to the English side after facing a terrible defeat in the first game, Panesar has made a huge difference to the visitors’ bowling line-up. Taking 16 wickets in his only two games at Mumbai and Kolkata this series, Panesar has exploited the Indian wickets better than any bowler in the entire tournament so far.
His clever use of pace and spin makes him most lethal weapon England has against the quality Indian batting.
He is averaging 32.33 in 44 Tests that he has participated in, claiming two 10-wicket hauls so far.
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