The Indian team will look to level the series as they face England in the 2nd Test match to be played at Vizag. After bundling out England for 246 runs in the first innings, Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, and other batters got starts but were unable to convert into big scores with a massive lead of 190 runs in the first innings.
India suffered a major blow as KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja will not take part in this match due to injury. Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, and Sourabh Kumar have been included in the squad. The question remains as to who India debut Rajat Patidar will or Sarfaraz Khan for the 2nd Test.
England named their playing XI for the 2nd Test as James Anderson and Shoaib Bashir will make their way for Jack Leach and Mark Wood. This will be an important test match as India slipped down to number 5th position in the latest ICC Test Championship cycle.
Match Details
Details– Ind vs England, 2nd Test.
Venue– ADCA, VDCA Stadium, Vizag
Date and Time– 2nd February, 9.30 AM IST
Pitch Report
This will be the second time these two teams will meet at Vizag. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli in 2016, the Indian team registered a commanding 246-run victory.
It promises to be a good batting paradise with lots of runs on the board. The team batting first has won twice with an average first-innings total of 479. As the match goes on, it becomes tough to bat on with spinners getting lots of help which would make batting tough.
The captain that wins the toss would likely bat first, pile on a decent total, and put pressure on the opponent team.
India (Ind) vs England (Eng)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashavi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Bumrah, Siraj.
England
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (WK), Tom Hartley, Rehan Ahmed, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson.
Fantasy Selection- Ind vs Eng
Team 1– Rohit Sharma (C), Crawley, Gill, Pope, Patidar, Stokes (VC), Sarfaraz Khan, Hartley, Axar Patel, Rehan Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav.
Team 2– Yashavi Jaiswal, Duckett, Rajat Patidar (C), Root, Shreyas Iyer, Bairstow (VC), Ashwin, Foakes, Bumrah, Anderson, Siraj.
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