ENG vs IND: Indian Pace Attack Makes Life Easy For Their Batsmen

India's pace bowlers, who didn't have to rely on spinners for even one wicket for the second successive Test in England as they helped the team script a Test win at Lords on Monday, have made

"Siraj has the hunger and determination. His self-confidence is his biggest strength and success factor," Arun had said recently on R Ashwin's Youtube show.

Skipper Virat Kohli acknowledged him for not being overwhelmed by the occasion while playing at Lord's. "[For] Someone like Siraj playing for the first time at Lord's, he bowled superbly," Kohli added.

What an attack, that has also pushed the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Umesh Yadav to the bench, has ensured is that the opposition doesn't give India seamer-friendly wickets in their backyard.

"Since the bowlers are good, the home teams don't leave grass for Indian batting. They know the Indian pacers are capable of skittling them out. This allows batsmen to do well. Our batting managed to give target to the bowlers. We put England batting in a position from where they couldn't attack or even defend," added Prabhakar, who played 39 Test matches for India.