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India Vs England 1st Test: English Batters' Spin Headache In India; Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow Struggle Vs R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Check Records

England are in India and it will take some doing for the visitors to register their first series win on Indian soil in more than ten years. The last time India won a series here was on 2012-13 tour. This squad is led by Ben Stokes and they are known for playing 'Bazball' cricket. One of the biggest talking points for this series is how England are going to play spin and whether attacking the spinners can jail the English batters out of the hole.

India have four quality spinners in their ranks in form of R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. There could be a case of all four playing in a same match as India will not want the England batters to dominate in their own conditions and there is no harm in it as all home sides look to take advantage of their conditions.

Below, take a look at how some of the top England batters in the current squad have done in India vs spin.

Shubham Pandey|

Updated:Jan 23, 2024, 12:34 PM IST

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Ben Stokes

The England captain has played 9 Tests in India, scoring 392 runs at an average of 24.50. He has been out 16 times to spin, the most for any England batter in India. Stokes struggles vs slow bowlers and India will use this weakness of his to their advantage. (Image: ANI)

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Jonny Bairstow

The England middle-order batter and wicketkeeper has played 8 matches in India and have got out 9 times to spin. He has scored just 324 in these games at a dismal average of 36. (Image: ANI)

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Joe Root

The England batter has the best record in India vs spin. In 10 matches, he has scored 741 runs at a good average of 49.40 but has been dismised 15 times to the spinners. It is quite clear that Indian spinners will be on as soon as Root comes out to bat in the series. (Image: ANI)

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Daniel Lawrence

Not great numbers again. Lawrence has a small sample size. In 3 matches, he has 133 runs at an oka average of 33.25 and has got out 4 times to spin. (Image: X)

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Ollie Pope

In 4 matches while batting in India, Pope has been dismissed 7 times. Playing spin is nightmarish for Pope fo sure. He just has 119 runs in 4 matches in India and averages a poor 17. (Image: ANI)

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How good are Foakes, Crawley and Duckett

Ben Foakes has played 3 matches in India and has got out 5 times. Xak Crawley has been dismissed 4 times to spin in 2 matches while Duckett too have been out twice to spin. (Image: ANI)