From Saturday (13th February) morning, the hosts India and the visitors England will face each other in the second Test of the four-match series at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk, Chennai).
At present, the visitors England are leading this Test series by the 1-0 margin with three to go. While Chennai also hosted this Test series opener, the visitors won that match by 227 runs.
India vs England 2021, 2nd Test: Complete Squads
India: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur
England: Joe Root (C), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes, Olly Stones, Chris Woakes
India vs England 2021, 2nd Test: Latest Inclusion(s) And Exclusion(s)
India
(Inclusion)
- Axar Patel returned to the national side after recovering from a knee injury.
England
(Exclusion)
- Jofra Archer will miss this Test match due to elbow injury.
India vs England 2021, 2nd Test: Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah
England: Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Dan Lawrence, Joe Root (C), Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes, Ben Foakes (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach.
India vs England 2021, 2nd Test: Fantasy Cricket Tips
India
Captain Virat Kohli scored 72 runs in the last innings of the first Test of this series when most other Indian batsmen failed in that fourth innings. Opener Shubman Gill, top-order batsman Chateshwar Pujara and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant are in very good touch with the bat. All-rounder Washington Sundar is also very effective in the lower-middle-order batting.
Ravichandran Ashwin is playing vital roles as an off-spinner and lower-order batsman. Another all-rounder Axar Patel may start his Test career from this upcoming Test match, who missed the last Test due to an injury. Pacers Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah bowled well in the last Test.
England
Despite the strong victory in the Test series opener, the visitors England have decided to experiment with their playing XI in the second Test and that too in a big way. While Jofra Archer is unavailable for the upcoming Test due to an injury, James Anderson, Dom Bess and Jos Buttler will also miss the second Test match. Meanwhile, Stuart Broad, Moeen Ali, Ben Foakes are most likely to join in the playing XI along with either Olly Stone or Chris Woakes.
Test captain Joe Root is currently in a dream form with his bat as he scored three big centuries in the last three Tests, including scoring two double-centuries. Also, opener Dom Sibley and all-rounder Ben Stokes scored crucial half-centuries in their first innings of this Test series opener. While off-spinner Dom Bess was their best bowler in the first innings of the last Test, experienced pacer James Anderson and left-arm spinner Jack Leach were their top bowlers in the fourth innings of that Test match.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain – Joe Root, Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli
Vice-captain – Rishabh Pant, Jack Leach, Ben Stokes
Suggested Playing XI for Fantasy Cricket (1):
Wicket-keeper(s) – Rishabh Pant
Batsmen – Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Joe Root (C)
All-rounder(s) –Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin (vc), Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes
Bowlers – Ishant Sharma, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad
Suggested Playing XI for Fantasy Cricket (2):
Wicket-keeper(s) – Rishabh Pant (vc), Ben Foakes
Batsmen – Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Joe Root
All-rounder(s) – Ravichandran Ashwin, Chris Woakes
Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Jack Leach
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