Dale Steyn expects Virat Kohli to come out all guns firing in the five-Test series against England but still backs the hosts to take what he thinks will be a tightly-contested series.
Kohli did not have the most pleasant time when India last toured England back in 2014, managing just 134 runs in 10 innings without a half-century. The visitors lost the series 1-3, blown away by the conditions on offer in England.
That might not be the case this time, says Steyn.
“I think it’s (weather in England) massively dry. It’s going to be a lot of runs,” said Steyn. “But these are conditions that England are used to. Home series generally goes away with home sides.
“India do rely heavily on their spinners and they do a great job in one-day cricket. At the moment, the wickets are pretty flat (in England) and there hasn’t been a lot of turn, especially in the four-dayers in County cricket. So they’re going to rely on their fast bowlers. And if they don’t have them, then they’re in trouble.”
The first of the five Tests between England and India will be staged at Edgbaston in Birmingham on 1 August.
