The Surfer

An interesting battle ahead

Osman Samiuddin in The National, writes on what the upcoming India-England Test series, set to begin on Thursday, means to the neutral

Osman Samiuddin in The National, writes on what the upcoming India-England Test series, set to begin on Thursday, means to the neutral.
So to the neutral, at its core this series is about recalibration, not Indian revenge for the summer of 2011 or the English search for a first series win in India since 1984. Do not take this the wrong way: both are compelling motivations, but because the mighty have fallen so mightily, it is human nature to know how low they have sunk.