The wait continues for the much-awaited England tour of India, which kickstarts this Friday at the Chepauk. With the ICC World Test Championship adding context to this clash, it's almost do-or-die for both sides as they aim to join New Zealand in the all-important Final. Both teams come into this game with a solid win under their belt. While the Indians retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy courtesy of some sensational performances from Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill, England swept Sri Lanka at home conditions in the build-up to this tour. English captain Joe Root was the talk of the town with a match score average of 99.21 in the two-match Test series. Billed as one of the Fab Four, Joe Root looks in sublime touch as he walks into this series as the most valuable player stock in the Sixer Market!But when it comes to the Fab Four, you cannot keep Virat Kohli out of the conversation. The Indian captain is back after paternal leave and would be raring to get back into the scheme of things. Kohli had a successful tour of Australia in the white-ball formats with an increase of nearly 20%. However, the manner in which India was thumped in the only Test he captained is still fresh on the minds of the critics. However, Virat, who is among the top-ranked batsmen in the world, is not one to bow down to the critics. But at 62.80 Sixer Coins per Share and his recent Test form taken into account, can the King really silence his critics? Let's dive into the action with today's Daily Insight!A bumpy ride in the ICC Test Championship - Virat Averaging a Match Score of 50.53! It's hard being Virat Kohli. The expectations that come around with captaincy is huge, and Virat has exceeded expectations by a long way. However, it isn't his captaincy, as is being portrayed, that is the issue, rather it is his batting form in the Tests. In 10 Tests, Virat has scored 701 runs at a healthy average of 50. But there's more to the eye. 254 of those runs came in just one innings against a hapless South African side in home conditions. In fact, his last three match scores in Tests read 26.63, 27.64 and 55.35. Although all three of them were away from home, Virat wasn't able to get going in either of them, all of which ended in defeats. His performances in home conditions, however, have been solid with three-match scores of over 50 in five games. But one may argue that these aren't anywhere close to being Virat-Esque although times have changed for the Indian captain.2019-20 wasn't a great year for the Indian captain. Apart from the WC heartbreak, Virat had a subdued IPL season and didn't walk into the Australian tour with a great deal of form. However, he averaged a match score of over 70 in the white-ball formats and earned a price increase of 16% in his last five games. With form on his side and also home conditions playing into his hands, he should be favourite to overturn his slightly poor form in the Test format. Fantasy shareholders only need to look as far as the 2018 Test series when Kohli smashed as many as three hundreds against the English in their own backyard. If he were to repeat the trick again, his fantasy stock price of 62.80 Sixer Coins per Share could be in for a big boost in the Market!Can Ashwin Handle the Englishmen in the Absence of Jadeja? Trading at 60.20 Sixer Coins per Share!If Virat Kohli has his hands full with the bat, Ravi Ashwin is the go-to man with the ball for India in this series. Fresh off a sensational performance Down Under, Ashwin is once again under the spotlight with added responsibility on his shoulders. In the absence of Ravindra Jadeja, Ashwin will need to shepherd a relatively weak bowling attack against the English. Like Kohli, Ashwin's form has been iffy in the Test championship so far. Sliding under Ravindra Jadeja's brilliance, Ashwin's returns have been modest with a fantasy price increase of only 6% in his last three Tests. He averages a match score of just above 50 in the Test championship but yet again finds himself in the limelight. Against the likes of Sibley and Burns who are known to struggle against spin, Ashwin's bag of tricks will definitely come out, something that fantasy shareholders should keep an eye out for in this series!Have you added players for the all-important Test series between England and India? If not, now is the perfect time to do so!
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