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England opener Ben Duckett believes that his side will defeat India in the upcoming five-Test match series scheduled to start from June 20. India have toured 19 times in history since their first visit in 1932 but managed to claim just three series wins in the country, the last being in 2007.
In 2021, the Virat Kohli-led side did take a fabulous 2-1 lead after the first four games on the tour, before the fifth and final tie was cancelled due to a Covid outbreak in the Indian camp. The match was rescheduled a year later in Birmingham, where England won the Test to seal the series.
Speaking to Mail Sport, Duckett reckons that England will defeat India in the upcoming red ball assignment. "India at home is very different to India away. It's a side I feel we should beat and we can beat. It'll be a good series," he said.
Duckett also believes that India ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah is no longer a surprise for him and he knows how to face Mohammed Shami and Bumrah.
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"I've faced him in a five-Test series before. I know what he's going to do to me, and the good thing about that is I know what skills he has," said Duckett. "There's going to be nothing that surprises me. It's going to be challenging, and the red-ball skills of Mohammed Shami are just as threatening as Bumrah. But if I can get through that opening spell, I feel there are runs to be had."
Bumrah is currently on the road to recovery from the injury he got in Australia during the fifth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He got injured during the fourth day of the last Test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney. He ended the five-Test match series as the highest wicket-taker with 32 scalps. The legendary speedster will made his cricketing comeback in April during Indian Premier League 2025.
