India captain Virat Kohli has a good opportunity to seal the Test series against England with a better squad than the previous tours. Even cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has picked India's win against England in the five-match Test series over the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand.
Chopra was asked by a fan to make a pick between the two and he named India's Test series win against England on his YouTube channel. Team India will play the WTC final from June 18 and then the Test series against Joe Root and co from August 4.
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The ex-India batsman also explained why he wants Team India to register Test series win over England more than the WTC final. "It is a very interesting question. On the face of it, you want to win the WTC final. It is a big ICC event and you want to lift the trophy. Since it is happening for the first time, you will want to win this match and become the best team in the world. But I am ready to have the bitter taste in my mouth in the WTC final, no issues," Chopra said.
"Our team is good, if you lose one match, the team does not become bad. It is the No.1 team, they were No.1 in the points table and No.1 for the last five years as well," he added.
Team India last defeated England in their backyard in 2007 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. They haven't been able to get better of England away from home since then.
"So if given a choice between this [WTC Final] and the England series, I will win the England series. It is a five-match series. It has been a long time, the last time we won was in 2007 under Dravid's captaincy but have not been able to conquer that frontier since then," Chopra further said.
"So I will want that five-match series, it will be a constant fight, there will be a strong team against you. If you win both it is better, but if I can get only one out of the WTC final or the England series, I will go with the England series," he signed off.
