CHENNAI: Cricket returns to centre stage in India after the Mumbai attacks as Kevin Pietersen's England buckle up for the two-Test series starting on Thursday.
The Tests were in grave doubt when England abandoned the seven-match One-day series and returned home last month following the terror attacks in India's financial capital that left 172 dead and almost 300 injured.
But security checks and a shift in venues - Ahmedabad was due to host the first Test and Mumbai the second - convinced the England and Wales Cricket Board to send the team back to India after much debate.
Pietersen now wants his under-prepared squad to focus on the contest ahead against a team buoyed by their 2-0 triumph against world champions Australia in October-November and their dominance of the One-dayers against the tourists.
"It is going to be very difficult," the England captain told reporters. "India have just had a fantastic series against Australia and they are playing with a lot of confidence.
"I am not going to sit here and say we are going to win the series, but we will certainly give it our best shot." (Reuters Photo)
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