Former Indian cricket team captain Rahul Dravid has backed Virat Kohli and co to win the ongoing five-match Test series against England. Dravid has predicted a 2-1 series win for the visitors. Interestingly, under Dravid’s captaincy, India won the Test series in 2007 in England. Since then, India have failed to win Test series in 2011 and 2014. The former cricketer made the prediction while talking to BBC 5 Live Sport. Dravid also emphasised on the fitness of the pacers and said it will be the key for India’s success. IND vs ENG 1st Test Live Score Updates.

“I do think the Indian team has a good chance here but the key would be to take 20 wickets. I have no doubt that we will score runs at some stage but the key is to keep our fast bowlers fit. We have got a good crop of young pacers but it’s five Test matches in six weeks," Dravid said.

“When we won here in 2007, the same bowling lineup played in all three matches and we were lucky that nobody got injured and that made a big difference. If we get our best bowling lineup on the park for at least four of the five games, we will give ourselves a good chance. I have to say India, I will say India 2-1,” he added. Ahead of IND vs ENG 1st Test, Here’s a Quick Recap of the Last Four Test Series Between the Two Teams in England

Meanwhile, pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah were unavailable for the first Test, which is currently underway at the Edgbaston, due to fitness issues. The Indian think-tank included Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, and Mohammed Shami as frontline pacers. Hardik Pandya and Ravi Ashwin are part of the bowling unit as well.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 01, 2018 08:21 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).