NEWSBatting great Rahul Dravid reckons India will prevail over England 3-2 in this summer's away Test series and calls it the visitors' "best chance" to win in England since 2007. Dravid was, in fact, the last Indian captain to win a Test series in England.
"I really do think India have a very good chance this time," Dravid said during a webinar, according to 'ESPNcricinfo'.
The webinar was organised by Live Aid India, a trust to help those affected by COVID-19.
Dravid, who is now the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, said Ravichandran Ashwin versus Ben Stokes could form an "interesting subplot" to what is expected to be an intriguing series.
"There's no question about their (England's) bowling. Whatever bowling attack England put on the park, especially their seam-bowling attack, is going to be fantastic. They have a lot of players to pick and choose from and that's going to be terrific.
"But if you look at their top six or top seven, you really think of one great batsman, a world-class batsman who is Joe Root.
"Obviously, Ben Stokes is another one, who is a good all-rounder, but for some reason Ashwin seems to do well against him. And that should be an interesting contest. I know he's done well against him (Stokes) in India, but it'll still be an interesting subplot to the series."
But an Indian team, on the back of its historic triumph in Australia and the home series win against England, will certainly fancy its chances.
"I just think India will be well-prepared, have the confidence from Australia, there's lot of belief in the squad. A couple of players have been to England a few times, there's a lot of experience in the batting order this time around, so this is probably our best chance, maybe say 3-2 to India," Dravid said.
The former captain said India, to their advantage, will get a lot of time to prepare there for the rubber. "I think India will play really well in England this time," Dravid said.
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