India in better mental, physical shape for their must-win match
London, July 30 -- The Oval in 1971 witnessed a quantum leap forward for Indian cricket. Ajit Wadekar's side won a Test match in England here for the first time to also triumph in the series.
At this venerable venue south of River Thames which staged the first ever Test in England in 1880, India prevailed on their last visit as well, in 2021. It's a setting where, psychologically, Indian cricketers feel most at home in England.
The tourists would, in fact, confront England in the finale of the current five-Test series in better mental and physical shape than their opponents. It was demoralising for the hosts that they failed to bowl India out in their second innings in the fourth Test at Old Trafford despite having more than five sessions o...
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