England will struggle against Varun if they continue to attack, says Kevin Pietersen

In the T20I series, India's bowling strategy was clear - get England with spin.

- Sanjeev K Samyal

MUMBAI: They stuck to just one specialist pacer and packed the 11 with as many as four spin options. Their main weapon was Varun Chakravarthy, whose unorthodox style bamboozled the batters. He was accurate and the England batters just couldn't read him. In a superb show, he captured 14 wickets in five games, at an economy rate of 7.67.

The question is whether Chakravarthy can make the same impact in the 50-over format. Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen backed the visitors to fare better against the spinner in the ODIs if they look to play him out. "The English batters would be better against him in the one-dayers because they can spend more time. It's a longer format, not every ball is an event," Pietersen said on sidelines of an event to announce his business venture in India.

Sticking to their ultra-attacking style under coach Brendon McCullum, England lost the T20I series 4-1. England had also lost last year's Test series in India with McCullum at the helm.