As India gears up for a high-stakes five-match Test series against England, former England star Kevin Pietersen has highlighted a key advantage for the visitors. In a clip posted on Delhi Capitals’ X handle, Pietersen pointed out the absence of England’s veteran fast bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson as a significant factor India can exploit.“But I think where India should count themselves very lucky, there’s no Anderson and there’s no Broad. So it’ll be a young bowling line-up, and if they bat well in England I think they can really put up a good Test against this England side. It’ll be the first time that they play a home series in years and years and years without Broad and without Anderson. So, from an Indian’s perspective, the batters should be licking their lips saying ‘Let’s go and bat long’. If they bat long, they can do well,” said Pietersen, who served as DC’s mentor for the 2025 Indian Premier League season.The series, which begins at Headingley, Leeds, on June 20, marks the start of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. It will be a crucial test for both teams, with India led by newly appointed Test captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Rishabh Pant.
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