Former England cricketers Nasser Hussain and Stuart Broad strongly believe that India deserve to win at Edgbaston after having dominated England with the bat and with the ball throughout the Test match.
"If you look at the nine days of the Test series, they've probably won more, in fact they've definitely won more sessions than England, yet they find themselves one nil down," Nasser Hussain told Sky Sports.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"That's why they needed this evening and that's why they need tomorrow, because they've played so much good cricket in two Test matches now, they feel that they should go to Lord's 1-1. Excellent, excellent with the bat and then the ball.
"It's a real worry that their seamers got more out of this pitch with the new ball than England did. That new ball burst from Akash Deep was absolutely wonderful."
Stuart Broad explained why India have generated more swing than the England pacers and lauded Akash Deep for his splendid spell.
"I think when surfaces do dry up a little bit, the new ball can nip off the sort of cracks or the drier surfaces," said Broad.
"That was just an outstanding spell from Akash Deep today, bringing the stumps into play. I think he's slightly shorter than Carse and Tongue, so he can bowl a slightly different length to hit the stumps.
"I think India, we have to be honest, India have outbowled England in this Test match and outbatted them and that's why they're 536 runs ahead with a whole day to go, needing seven wickets to win the Test match," he said.
Broad admitted that after England chased down 371 runs on the final day of the Headingley Test, he thought the series would be one-way traffic.
"They've been superb this week and I must admit, I thought after that day five at Headingley, I thought this series could be gone when you concede that many to lose a Test match when you've controlled the Test match like they did. How do you pick yourself up? And they've done it superbly," said Broad.
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