Beating England at home will be tough: Ganguly

Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Co will find it difficult to "beat England in England".

Sourav Ganguly feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Co will find it difficult to "beat England in England". © AFP

India will embark on a two and half month tour of England starting from July where they will play four Test matches, five ODIs and two Twenty20 International apart from a number of matches against the county sides.
"India will win the series in the West Indies but it will be tough to beat England in England as they have enjoyed a lot of success at home in the recent past," the former India captain said at promotional event on Thursday.
One of the main reason for his apprehension is that there isn't much gap between the West Indies and England tours.
"It will be challenging to keep themselves fit and fresh for the England series right after the tour to the West Indies," was his forthright assessment.
Asked about Team India's new coach Duncan Fletcher, Ganguly said the Zimbabwean would find himself a perfect atmosphere to start his stint with.
"Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a great team. I am sure Duncan Fletcher will reap the benefits of joining the side who have been so successful and have quality players. Duncan will get a lot of confidence from it."
On his bitter episode with KKR, Ganguly who represented Pune Warriors in IPL IV said: "It's time to move on. Afterall Gautam Gambhir moved on from Delhi Daredevils to become the highest paid IPL player, so did Yusuf Pathan. That's the way it is, it demands results."
PTI