England's Samit Patel targets series win in India

Samit Patel has said that he is confident that England will win their ODI series against India.

Alastair Cook's side are 1-0 up in the five-match series following a nine-run victory over their hosts in Rajkot on Friday.

"We can achieve it if we stay calm and level-headed," BBC Sport quotes Patel as saying. "If we look to be positive and back our own ability then we have a good chance.

"Sometimes people don't realise how much of an effort it is to beat these guys over here. On past tours here we've not even won a warm-up game.

"To win the first game in Rajkot was fantastic. We lost the first two warm-ups again so we knew how crucial it was. We knew the boys were ready but what a great win and what a great start."

The second match in the series is in Kochi on Tuesday.