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India vs England: Virat Kohli & Co up against history at Edgbaston - India’s chances explained in numbers

Virat Kohli's Indian cricket group goes up against England in the primary Test match of the five-amusement arrangement in Edgbaston - a scene where they have never vanquished the hosts.


With regards to Edgbaston, there are only agonizing recollections for the Indian cricket group to the extent that Test cricket is concerned. The last time when India played a Test coordinate at this scene was in 2011 and it was an outright masterclass from Alastair Cook that guided the hosts to triumph. 

After seven years, Virat Kohli and Co are back in Birmingham as the best-positioned side on the planet yet the horrid record at the setting poses a potential threat in front of their arrangement opener. 

There are relatively few grounds far and wide where the Indian cricket group has never won an amusement, however, Edgbaston is surely a special case. Out of the six Test matches against England, India has lost five and the main drawn Test occurred route in 1986. 

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In 2011, England enlisted their greatest Test win — as far as runs — at this setting when they trounced the MS Dhoni-drove group by an innings and 242 runs.

Dominant England

However, it is not just India who have struggled to beat the hosts at Edgbaston. In their last 10 outings since 2005, England has won seven matches, lost just once while two matches were drawn.

The list of oppositions who have faced defeat at Edgbaston in the last 12 years includes Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and even tough rivals Australia while South Africa was the only side to beat England when they defeated the hosts by five wickets in 2008.


That remaining parts the main flaw in England's close ideal record at the scene and that will be a central point when they confront India on Wednesday.

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