Azharuddin also anticipated a positive impact from Jasprit Bumrah's return, highlighting the superior bowling attack of Indian team compared to England.
India will be heading with renewed confidence in the third Test at the Home of Cricket, Lord's stadium, after a 336-run triumph at Edgbaston, levelling the series 1-1.
Team India will be heading with renewed confidence as they take on England in the third Test at iconic Lord's stadium after a 336-run triumph in Edgbaston.
Team India's morale will be really high heading into a venue where they have won the last two of their three Tests. Stokes has had a moderate series so far, with just 86 runs in four innings, with the best score of 33. He has also taken six wickets so far, including a four-wicket haul at Lee
Speaking ahead of the match, Stokes reflected, "This was always going to be a series (in) which moments ebb and flow, the results were going to ebb and flow because there are two very good teams going at each other," as quoted from Sky Sports.
With the series one-piece each following India's 336-run hammering to England at Edgbaston, England made a massive change to their line-up, putting Archer on the playing eleven sheet for his first Test in four years.
With series 1-1, each following a historic win at Edgbaston, Team India's morale will be really high heading into a venue where they have won the last two of their three Tests. Stokes has had a moderate series so far, with just 86 runs in four innings, with the best score of 33. He has also
India's experienced batter KL Rahul is closing in on a major career milestone, just 199 runs away from reaching 9000 international runs. With the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground hosting the third Test against England, Rahul will be eager to achieve the feat at the "Home of Cricket."
Jofra Archer has been named in England's playing XI for the third Test against India at Lord's, replacing Josh Tongue in the only change from the previous match, according to the official website of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain feels Test captain Ben Stokes is under "bit of pressure" considering that the bulk of run-scoring has been done by his counterpart Shubman Gill in the first two Tests of the five-match series. The third Test will begin at Lord's on Thursday
Former cricketer and coach Lalchand Rajput has classified the pace troika of Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj as India's "lethal bowling weapon" ahead of the "crucial" Lord's Test, scheduled to kick off on Thursday.
Akash Deep returned with phenomenal match figures of 10/187 (4/88 and 6/99), breaking Chetan Sharma's long-standing record (10/188) of the best bowling figures by an Indian in a Test match in England.