The England cricket team is currently on a tour of India for a five-match Test series. In the first match played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, the visiting England won by 28 runs on the basis of brilliant bowling by batsman Ollie Pope (196 runs) and then spinner Tom Hartley (7 wickets).

So with this victory, England has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series. However, this is not the first time for the Indian team to lose the first match of a home Test series. Earlier, India had lost the first Test match against Australia in Pune in 2017 and also faced defeat in the first match against England in Chennai in the year 2021.

However, after this the Indian team made a spectacular comeback and won both these Test series. So cricket pundits believe that something similar will be seen happening this time too. On the other hand, now former spin bowler Monty Panesar has given a big statement regarding the performance of England in this Test series. Panesar says that England can wipe out India 5-0 in this series.

Monty Panesar gave a big statement

Let us tell you that regarding the India vs England five-match Test series, Monty Panesar quoted news agency ANI as saying – If Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley continue to perform like this, then England can whitewash India 5-0. . It could be, it’s a huge win.

Panesar further said- No one thought that this would be possible. Everyone was thinking that England would lose after trailing by 190 in the first innings. But Ollie Pope played a brilliant innings, which was one of the best innings played in Test cricket. Rohit Sharma did not know anything.