Indian batsman Rahul Dravid believes that England's tour of India next year would be one of the biggest challenges for the new world number one-ranked Test team due to different playing conditions.
Indian batsman Rahul Dravid believes that England's tour of India next year would be one of the biggest challenges for the new world number one-ranked Test team due to different playing conditions.
"The England team will come to India next year, and the Indian team playing at that point of time will be very keen to correct this series. Those will be our conditions, and it will be interesting to see how that series goes in our conditions," Dravid said.
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"That will be the biggest challenge for England. We know England is really good in these conditions. They have the bowlers and they have players to perform in these conditions. Big challenge for England is going to be to win in India," he added.
England claimed the number-one ranking for the first time in 32 years after winning the Edgbaston Test against India by an innings and 242 runs, which also gaven it an impregnable 3-0 lead in the four-Test series.
To top the championship table for the first time under the current ranking system, which was introduced in June 2003, England had needed to win the series by a 2-0 margin or better.
England accomplished its mission in great style when it won the first Test at Lord's by 196 runs, then doubled the lead with a convincing 319 runs victory at Trent Bridge before sealing the series at Edgbaston.
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