India vs England 2nd test scheduled Playing 11, squad, list of players: A desperate India has decided to go for the jugular opting for a spicy twist against a well-prepared England team in Test 2 starting on Saturday, aware that it can boomerang and cost them a place in the World Test Championship final. The Australian series’ honeymoon has ended after a 227-race loss in the first round.
England will have a new wicketkeeper in Ben Foakes and Stuart Broad will replace James Anderson as part of workload management. Also in the mix is Moeen Ali, a well-known nemesis from India, instead of the first inning of the last match, Dom Bess. Jofra Archer’s elbow injury could give way to bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes, who is a useful hitter as well as being a good pacemaker in his own right.
A fit Axar Patel is the closest to being a similar replacement for an injured Ravindra Jadeja. Patel’s test debut looks imminent as Ashwin will need someone to hold on to at the other end. However, you can’t be so sure about Kuldeep Yadav, who in his short six-round career has played some tough matches. He would like the chance to be a better attacking option than Washington Sundar.
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishab Pant (week), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasiprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Shardul Thakur.
England: Joe Root (captain), Dominic Sibley, Rory Burns, Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence, Ben Stokes, Ben Foakes (week), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, Olly Stone.
Playing planned XI:
India: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma
England: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Dan Lawrence, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ben Foakes (w), Ollie Pope, Dominic Bess, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
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