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Zafar Ansari says Englands promising display in the drawn first Test with India has strengthened belief within the team that they can win the five-match series.Alastair Cooks side dominated much of the match in Rajkot after centuries from Joe Root, Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes helped them post 537 in the first innings before Cook himself scored his fifth ton on the subcontinent in the second to set up a nervy final afternoon for the hosts. India vs England November 17, 2016, 3:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Ansari took three wickets in the match and says confidence is high heading into the second Test at Visakhapatnam. England bowler James Anderson has been training in India ahead of the second Test The talk going into the series was of India dominating and obviously its only one Test match, but I think weve put down a marker at least, he told Sky Sports News HQ. Four more Test matches is going to be hard work, but we want to continue that.We went into the series feeling fairly confident, fairly at ease with what was ahead of us and that has continued. The game in Rajkot reiterated those things. Joe Root was one of four centurions for England in the first Test It proved we have the skills to win the games out here. Its not going to be easy - five Tests in India, they have a lot of good players - but I think if we just keep it simple, doing what weve done so far, well be alright.Ansari, whose father is from Pakistan, is aware that his presence the national side alongside Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and teenage opener Haseeb Hameed has a wider significance.As a collective as a group of four British Muslims ... thats really exciting and something were proud of, he added. Ansari is proud of the Muslim representation in the England side alongside Moeen Ali (L), Adil Rashid (R) and Haseeb Hameed A lot of people outside the group clearly care about that and value that a lot - and that is a good thing in our society.Ansari, citing his very privileged background as the Cambridge-educated son of two professors, does not feel of an aspiring class.I wouldnt hold myself up as a role-model - at least in that way, he said. I dont necessarily challenge norms in a particularly obvious way or even in a superficial way. So I wouldnt necessarily characterise myself as breaking down boundaries.But Moeen, Adil and Haseeb - all of them are doing a wonderful job representing, if they are representing, their communities. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal and get the first six months half priceAlso See:Signs good for HameedFive things: RajkotIndia hold out for drawNass: Dont rush AndersonCheap Nike MLB Jerseys . 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While none of those injuries would appear to be chronic, there is some evidence that playing more than 1000 NHL games is starting to catch up with Lecavalier. Lecavalier played 17:53 per game in 2013, his lowest time on ice since 2001-2002. Nevertheless, even if the Flyers expect that Lecavalier will miss time with injuries and he scored at 0.75 points per game for a couple of seasons, 0.65 for another couple and 0.50 points per game for the last year of the deal, that would be a reasonable return. 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