5 England players to watch out for in India-England Tests

5. Jake Ball:

James Anderson’s loss will be Jake Ball’s gain. In the absence of their leading wicket-taker in the Test format, England will rely on Ball to partner with Stuart Broad and showcase his worth. The Nottinghamshire bowler had a very good 2016.

He made his Test debut at Lord’s against Pakistan. He did not have a starry debut, managing just one wicket of that of Azhar Ali but Ball showed that there was no lack of capability in him. Later, he was kept in the scheme of things for the Bangladesh tour but wasn’t able to add another game in the Test leg. Skipper Cook sees him as a wicket taking option and if he manages to win a place ahead of Steven Finn then Ball will surely be expected to .

The year 2016 has been his best year in first-class cricket; he picked up 54 victims at 23.27 and has  a great chance to not only transform his FC class form into Test level but also impress his ECB bosses by doing well in the unhelpful Indian conditions.