Former England captain Nasser Hussain says that India have the ‘home advantage’ in the Champions Trophy due to playing all the matches at a neutral venue in Dubai.
He said: “For example the other sides like England if they do get to the semis they have only one spinner [this is no longer true as leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has been added as a late replacement for seamer Brydon Carse], Pakistan have one frontline spinner.
Michael Atherton, another former England captain, joined Hussain on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast and the pair discussed the benefits for India of playing at the same venue.
Atherton posed the question: “What about the advantage India have in playing in Dubai, only in Dubai?
And I saw a tweet the other day saying ‘Pakistan host nation, India home advantage.’ It sums it up really,” replied Hussain.
