Conditions are likely to ensure that England travel with three frontline spinners but Root has backed Broad, the country's second most successful test bowler, to play a pivotal role on the South Asian pitches.
"He has had a lot of experience in the subcontinent and had a lot of success with teams out there, so I think it is very important that you utilise that and have experience in those testing conditions to help mould the side around it."
Root said team mate Moeen Ali has the full support of the team after the all-rounder said he was called "Osama" by an Australian player during an Ashes test in 2015. (Independent)