Birmingham: In the second Test against England, separate from the traditional thinking in terms of selection, India will have to choose such bowlers on the batsmen’s helping pitch in the second Test starting on Wednesday, who can take the entire 20 wickets. The match will start at 3:30 pm Indian time.
Two spinners are decided to play
Three years ago, England had drawn the series by achieving a target of 378 runs on this ground. In the last few years, a lot of runs have been scored on this ground in county cricket. The role of spinners on this ground will be important and India has to decide whether he will take Washington Sundar, who helped Ravindra Jadeja, or Kuldeep specializes in taking wickets.
Nitish Reddy in place of Shardul?
In the first Test, Shardul Thakur was a fast bowler all -rounder, but it is possible that batting all -round Nitish Kumar Reddy got a place in the second Test. Thakur did not perform the best in the first Test, but it would be too much to exclude after a Test. The availability of Bumrah is also doubted. If he does not play the second Test, then Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep and the famous Krishna will handle the fast bowling.
Jadeja will be desperate to prove his utility on the turning pitch on the fifth day in the headingley. In the first Test, India’s catching was very poor and Yashasvi Jaiswal had to be removed from the slip. India’s lower order batsmen did not contribute in both innings of the first Test, which will have to be improved.
Jofra Archer out due to family emergency
On the other hand, England fast bowler Jofra Archer has withdrawn the name from the match due to emergency in the family, but the bowling attack led by Chris Woakes is full of confidence, he took ten wickets of India twice.
England’s playing XI: Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicket -keeper), Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Josh Tung and Shoaib Bashir.
India’s squad: Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain and wicketkeeper), Yashaswi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep, Akash Deep, Akash Deep, Kuladh, Kuldi Yadav, Harshit Rana.