Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly rated Alastair Cook&rsquo;s England team as one of the best sides to tour India in recent years. Reason: They have two quality spinners in Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar. <img alt="Sourav Ganguly, Alastair Cook and Graeme Swann " src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/nov/sourav.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 328px; " /> Sourav Ganguly (left), Alastair Cook and Graeme Swann (right) during a promotional event at a city hotel yesterday. PIC/Getty Images &ldquo;If a visiting side has to win in the sub-continent, they need to have good spinners as the wickets here suit spin bowling more than pace,&rdquo; Ganguly saidu00a0during a promotional event at u00a0a city hotel yesterday. &ldquo;This England side has two very good spinners in Swanny and Panesar so I am expecting a close contest in the four-Test series. But their batsmen have to get enough runs on the board to give their bowlers a chance to win,&rdquo; he said. According to the Bengal southpaw, spinners will play an important role particularly in the Mumbai and Kolkata Tests. &ldquo;In Mumbai and Kolkata, the wickets will be slow turners and so the spinners will hold the key. I hope England will put up a good fight in both these centres,&rdquo; Ganguly stated. Regarding Team India&rsquo;s composition, the prince of Kolkata felt Yuvraj Singh might get a look-in going by his recent good show. &ldquo;There is only one place up for grabs and that is the No 6 slot. There are three contenders &mdash; Yuvraj, Suresh Raina and Manoj Tiwary &mdash; and now it&rsquo;s the selectors&rsquo; call to pick one of them. Though Yuvraj doesn&rsquo;t have a great record in the longer version, he might get a look-in following his good show in Duleep Trophy and the last tour game,&rdquo; he said.u00a0Ganguly, however, ruled out the possibility of India winning 4-0. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not that easy,&rdquo; he signed off. Big task Meanwhile, Swann said: &ldquo;India is always a dangerous side at home. Beating India in India is a big task, but we are up for it. I need to take the onus since the pitches here assist spinners more than the pacers.&rdquo; u00a0

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