Kevin Pietersen explains why Team India poses a big challenge to England in Birmingham Test

Under
the
leadership
of
Ben
Stokes,
England
recently
whitewashed
New
Zealand
3-0
and
surprised
all
with
their
aggressive
performance.
Joe
Root
and
Jonny
Bairstow
–
who
are
in
the
form
of
their
life
–
will
look
to
continue
their
momentum
against
the
Indians
–
who
look
a
better
side
than
New
Zealand.

The
Indians
have
been
playing
a
positive
brand
of
cricket
in
the
last
few
years
in
the
red-ball
format,
and
former
England
captain
Kevin
Pietersen
believes
the
Rohit
Sharma-led
side
will
pose
a
tougher
test
to
the
English.

Team
India
has
a
fantastic
bowling
line-up,
it
possesses
an
attack
for
all
conditions:
Dawid
Malan

Eoin
Morgan
had
a
lasting
impact
on
English
cricket,
will
go
down
as
the
greatest
captain:
Dawid
Malan

In
his
review
for
the
upcoming
contest
between
the
two
sides,
Pietersen
wrote
for

Betway,
“I
certainly
expect
England
to
face
a
tougher
test
against
India,
who
are
packed
full
of
the
best
players
on
the
planet.”

Highlighting
the
strength
in
India’s
bowling
arsenal,
the
former
English
swashbuckler
pointed
out
that
the
visitors
wouldn’t
be
perturbed
by
the
swinging
conditions.
The
explosive
right-handed
batsman
–
who
has
won
England
several
matches
with
his
dominant
performances
–
also
cautioned
the
English
batters
to
be
wary
of
India’s
all-rounder
Ravindra
Jadeja
and
pace
spearhead
Jasprit
Bumrah.

“India’s
bowlers
might
not
mind
so
much
that
England
are
going
to
come
out
swinging
at
them.
Ravi
Jadeja
is
an
excellent
spinner
when
people
start
getting
after
him
and
you
can
be
sure
that
Jasprit
Bumrah
will
see
it
as
an
opportunity,
too.”

The
42-year-old
cricketer-turned-commentator
even
had
a
word
of
praise
for
India’s
batting
line-up
which
comprises
big
names
like
Rohit
Sharma,
Virat
Kohli,
and
Cheteshwar
Pujara
claiming
the
Indians
are
going
to
be
a
different
kettle
of
fish
for
the
hosts.

“England
bowled
well
against
New
Zealand,
but
a
batting
order
featuring
Rohit
Sharma
(who
will
hopefully
be
available),
Che
Pujara,
Virat
Kohli,
and
so
on
is
a
different
kettle
of
fish.”