India v England One Day Series Betting 2011
England travel to India just after the start of the autumn for five One Day International matches and one Twenty20 international match. The two teams have been battling for most of the summer in 2011 and it will be good preparation for England ahead of playing against Pakistan.
India v England One Day series betting 2011 will involve a lot of markets and will be a very interesting series to watch. India should feel a lot more comfortable playing in their own back yard against a familiar opponent.
India v England One Day Series
The India v England One Day series will cover five matches and will be played over a period of roughly two weeks. England will travel to some notoriously difficult grounds where India are going to have massive support through thousands of fans all wanting to see their heroes.
The five locations for the matches in the India v England One Day series are; Hyderabad, Delhi, Mohali, Mumbai and Kolkata. These are all very intimidating grounds and the matches at Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata will probably be the most difficult for the England squad.
India v England Twenty20
The one India v England Twenty20 match will be played at Kolkata just four days after the final One day match. Kolkata is one of the grounds used for the Indian Premier League which means it should be perfectly suited to hosting a big Twenty20 international.
India v England Twenty20 is always great to watch because India have some of the best limited overs players in the world and England are the current World Champions in the twenty over format of cricket.
Conditions in India
The conditions in India are going to play a big part in the series because they will be drastically different to the conditions in England, where the teams have been slugging it out for a long time.
Firstly, the conditions in India are going to be hotter and more humid. This will be a lot more intense than any heat thrown up in the middle of an English summer. England players will have to work hard on their fitness and take on a lot of liquid to make sure they don't pick up an illness in the middle of their tour.
Conditions in India are also going to favour the hosts massively. They will enjoy a lot more support than they have received in England which will work in their favour. India grounds are notoriously noisy which makes it difficult for touring batsmen trying to call for runs.
Pitches in India
The pitches in India are also very different to the pitches used in England. There is less moisture in pitches in India which makes them drier and dustier. This means spinners play a bigger part in matches as the ball will grip on the surface more.
The pitches in India also tend to be a little flatter than some of the pitches in England. This will increase the pace of the ball and will also mean that huge targets are made throughout the series between India and England.
The pitches in India mean that the bowlers will have to work very hard on their fitness as they may be forced to bowl a high number of overs to take just one or two wickets. Versatility and variation will also come into play which requires both physical and mental strength.
Indian Cricket Support
Indian cricket support is famous around the world for being both passionate and loud. The crowd will try to intimidate England at every ground they travel to while they're in India.
England should be professional enough to cope with this and it may even make them a little more determined in the face of adversity. England are also smart enough to work on hand signals with the batsmen as opposed to verbally calling for runs.