Alastair Cook plays down suggestions he could step down as England captain

Rajkot: With India all set to witness the application of the Decision Review System (DRS) for the first time in the upcoming five-match Test series against England, skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday said that the ball-tracking technology is not rocket science and that it just gives one a better opportunity to check the decision whenever required.

Duckett moves down to four in the order, while Gary Ballance is dropped from the side after scoring just 24 runs in four innings against Bangladesh.

Hameed, 19, became the first teenager to represent England since the late Ben Hollioake in 1997 and only the sixth in 139 years of Test cricket.

England face India on the back of a 1-1 draw in Bangladesh, where they showed vulnerabilities against spin in the subcontinental conditions.

England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bat against India in the opening Test in Rajkot on Wednesday.

“It’s an unfortunate decision on Gary, he hasn’t scored the runs he would have liked”.

Stuart Broad was brought back into the side for Steven Finn and will play his 100th test after being rested from the side that lost the second match to Bangladesh in Dhaka.

These are very exciting days for a young guy, who has impressed everyone on this trip.

But it’s an understandable query, as – unless you’re a keen follower of the county cricket circuit – it’s likely that the rise of the 19-year-old Lancastrian would have completely passed you by.

“He has looked really good in the nets, the way he has trained and the way he has gone about his business”.

“He is one of those natural run-scorers. But hopefully he has a very long career”.

“He s incredibly unflappable”, said Cook, lavishing praise on the youngster who has an Indian-born father.

Cook, who had scored three centuries in consecutive tests the last time England were in India, was confident Duckett would be able to adapt to his role in the middle order.

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja is the other India bowler to feature inside the top 20 in seventh position (16 points behind Broad), while England’s Chris Woakes is in 19th position.

One good news for England has been the prospect of pace spearhead James Anderson returning earlier than expected from a shoulder injury.

“When someone says ‘how long do you see yourself captaining for?’, you don’t really know, do you?” said Cook ahead of the first Test in Rajkot. The visitors look more vulnerable than ever and it remains to be seen how they cope against an Indian team which has been unbeaten at home for over three years. They have played some good cricket.

“I’m 19, coming up against the best bowler in the world and the best team in the world”.

But speaking on the eve of the start of a five-Test home series, Kohli said his struggle last time round had helped him improve as a batsman and neither he nor his teammates would dwell on the past.