England may have lost a three-match series on the India tour, but English head coach Chris Silverwood believes the tour is important for his team. Silverwood said the lessons learned from this tour will be more beneficial at the T20 World Cup, which will be held later this year. India maintained their dominance in all three forms by winning by seven runs in the third and final one-dayer here on Sunday. India won 3–1 in Test series, 3–2 in T20 series and 2–1 in ODI series.
Silverwood said in an interview with the British media before the team left home that England would be strong when the team toured India for the T20 World Cup in October-November. He said the tour played good, competitive games and a good, competitive series. I am proud of my team. I am very proud of every player who came on this tour. Silverwood said, ‘I’m proud of his hard work and attitude towards the game. I think we’ve learned a lot from this perspective and can’t expect much from it. ‘
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He said, ‘We have gained valuable experience for the T20 World Cup. If we look at the Test series, they learned a lot of lessons and when they come back, they know what to do and what is the best strategy for the game. India need to play five Test series in England between August and September and Silverwood thinks their players will be desperate to settle the score. He said, ‘These experiences inspire us to keep going. When they play against India in England, it motivates them to retaliate.
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Silverwood said, ‘There’s not much time in that series, but we’re ready to run this series in England. We know it can be very competitive as the two best teams compete against each other. India lost the first Test against England, but after that they made good comebacks with their spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Akshar Patel and won the series 3–1. Silverwood said, “Winning here is not easy and we know it. India are a very strong team in their home conditions but we have many positives.