IND vs ENG | If India lose 1st Test, folks will ask whether or not Rahane ought to’ve stayed in cost: Nasser Hussain

Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Nasser Hussain believes that issues might change in Team India if England manages to beat India within the first match of the sequence.
Team India will return to motion on Friday when it takes on England within the first of four-match Test sequence in Chennai. The sequence will mark the return of worldwide cricket to India for the primary time because the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to sporting motion throughout the globe.

Last month, India secured an unimaginable sequence victory over Australia Down Under within the four-Test sequence, coming from 0-1 right down to beat the hosts 2-1. Ajinkya Rahane captained the facet to a historic comeback, main India to wins in Melbourne and Brisbane.

Virat Kohli, who left the facet after the loss within the first Test to attend the delivery of his first little one, has since returned to the staff and can assume the management position for England Tests. However, former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that issues might change if England manages to beat India within the first match of the sequence.

“What I would say is something that was unthinkable just a couple of months ago — Kohli one day being replaced as captain is a possibility now,” Hussain wrote for the Daily Mail. 

“And if the primary Test in Chennai doesn’t go effectively for India — and that’s a large ‘if’ — the entire nation shall be asking whether or not Rahane ought to have stayed in cost.

“That’s why England should begin effectively. If India bully them on this first Test and go 1-0 up, every thing shall be forgotten and Kohli would be the king once more.

“But if Joe Root can put some doubt in India minds, then this series could suddenly become very interesting.” 

India must beat England by a margin of 2-1 or extra (2-0, 3-1, 3-0, 4-0) to qualify for the ultimate of the World Test Championship. New Zealand have already certified for the ultimate at Lord’s.