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    "title": "England favourites against formidable India, feels Steyn",
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    "excerpt": "Mumbai, July 26 - South African paceman Dale Steyn feels that the Virat Kohli-led Indian team is &quot;capable of anything&quot; but England bowlers&#39; experience will be the difference between the two sides when the five-match Test rubber kicks-off on August",
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    "editor1": "<p>Mumbai, July 26 - South African paceman Dale Steyn feels that the Virat Kohli-led Indian team is &quot;capable of anything&quot; but England bowlers&#39; experience will be the difference between the two sides when the five-match Test rubber kicks-off on August 1 in Birmingham.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe 35-year-old pacer also opined that the upcoming high-octane series will be full of runs due to present dry conditions in England.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSpeaking to mediapersons at a promotional event here, Steyn said: &quot;I don&#39;t like any predictions. The advantage probably lies with England, obviously being at home and with such a long tour. It tends to become very long.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;They (India) have been there for ODIs and are a very good touring team now. (But) if I put my money, I will probably put it on England,&quot; he added.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nPraising the Indian skipper, the pacer said: &quot;Led by Virat this Indian team is capable of anything. I know Virat pretty well; he&#39;s quite a determined character. Five Test matches are going to be good for one team and if one team gets on a roll the other team will be blown away.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;(But) it&#39;s going to be a hard-fought Test series. The England bowlers are a little bit more skilled and that&#39;s where the difference will be, that will be the tipping point,&quot; the 35-year-old explained.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSteyn however, did not rule out India&#39;s chances in the series and said that the English bowlers might struggle against the Indian batsmen if the wicket remains dry.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;If the ball swings they (England seamers) are going to play a massive role but if it doesn&#39;t swing then how are they going to get someone like Kohli or Shikhar (Dhawan), who opens the batting, and K L Rahul (out)?,&quot; Steyn asked.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;They played well in South Africa, which I consider is the hardest place to play cricket. They came to South Africa and just got better. It could be true in England too.&quot; he added.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nCommenting on the English bolwers, Steyn said: &quot;It&#39;s going to be a high-scoring series but England&#39;s bowlers are probably just a little bit better than the Indians.&quot;&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;I think it&#39;s (weather in England) massively dry. It&#39;s going to be a lot of runs. But they are conditions that England are used to. Home series generally goes away with home sides,&quot; he opined.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-videos\/west-indian-fast-bowler-fidel-edwards-picks-his-all-time-xi-129\">West Indian fast bowler Fidel Edwards picks his All-Time XI<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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