England vs India, 2018: 5 reasons why India will dominate England in the ODI series

India have started the England tour on a high by winning the T20I series 2-1; so far they have lived up to the expectations bestowed upon them by Indian fans. Even in the match they lost, they fought till the last over. They are shaping up into the most dangerous limited overs side in the world and England will have to to come up with something special in order to stop Virat Kohli and Co.

Next in line for men in blue is the 3-match ODI series - the format in which England has excelled in the recent past. However, despite England forming so well in this format, India would hold the edge against them in the ODI series.

Here are 5 reasons why India will dominate England in the ODI series.

#1. English summer is not very different from Indian summer

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The climatic conditions that India have had to experience so far have been quite similar to what they are used experiencing in India. The late England summer has been quite hot and humid because of which the Indian team has not had to worry about adjusting to the conditions.

The wickets have been quite hard and batting friendly, just like the Indian wickets, which has resulted in increasing the importance of spinners. Spinners enjoy bowling on tracks like these and India being used to such conditions and wickets, gives them the edge over England.

Kuldeep Yadav had also mentioned that he was feeling like he was playing in India after his emphatic performance of 5 for 24 runs in the first T20I.

#2. India has better spinners than England

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With the conditions helping spin bowlers, England does not have the luxury of quality spinners who could trouble the Indian batsmen. Adil Rashid is the only spinner that England have picked in the squad. Although Rashid has been a revelation for England in limited overs, Indian players have hardly had any problems in the past facing the leg-spinner. So it is highly unlikely that they will have problems dealing with Rashid in this series.

On the other hand, India has the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, who have performed exceedingly well in the recent past. Both the bowlers have been quite troubling for the English batsmen; while Chahal has helped in putting a lid on the scoring, Yadav has taken wickets from the other end.

Hence, England will have to come up with a really good plan to overcome the spin duo.

#3. India has a good mix of experience and youth

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India has selected a squad which is quite young but also has experienced players to guide the youngsters. The likes of MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, who have been in England before and have an idea of the conditions, have been great mentors for first time tourists like Kuldeep Yadav and KL Rahul, which has reflected in their performances.

Kuldeep picked up a 5-wicket haul in the first match while Rahul has already scored a hundred. Before the start of the tour, Kohli had mentioned that India would be experimenting with their combinations and that's exactly what they have done.

India has hit the right spot as far as picking the team is concerned and that has paid off nicely so far. In contrast, England have not found the solution to the Joe Root problem. Root has been consistently underperforming in the limited overs format. England even had to drop him in the third T20I to make room for Ben Stokes.

Hence, England has a few selection problems to take care of - unlike India.

#4. India is not dependent on any one player

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India is a team which is full of match winners. Any player on his day can turn the game on its head. This has relieved players from taking any undue pressure, which has provided them with extra freedom. The players have been able to express themselves freely, which has brought out the best in them.

The first T20I was in India's favor courtesy of KL Rahul's hundred and Kuldeep Yadav's magical spell, while the third T20I that India won was on the back of a blazing hundred from Rohit Sharma and an emphatic all-round performance from Hardik Pandya. That shows that India has quite a few match-winners at its disposal.

But England on the other hand have been at the mercy of top order batsmen to sail them across the sea. Even after great starts, they have not been able to capitalize on the scoring rate and have been sub-par in the end.

In the third T20I, England scored 120+ in the first 10 overs, but could only manage a score of 201. They ended up 20-30 runs short of the par score because they are too dependent on the top order.

#5. India has an in-form MS Dhoni

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MS Dhoni has recently been in wonderful form with the bat. He just enjoyed one of his best IPL seasons, scoring 455 runs in 16 matches, which was one of the main reasons why Chennai Super Kings lifted the cup. In the second T20I as well, he stitched a good partnership with Kohli to get India to a respectable score after India lost 3 early wickets.

Along with his batting, Dhoni has been more than helpful in guiding players and has helped in bringing out the best in them. The value that Dhoni brings to the Indian team will certainly give that extra edge to India while they compete against England in the three match ODI series.