Indian team Currently playing a five-match test series with England. Today i.e. on February 2, the Indian team will play its second match against England. Visakhapatnam I am playing. India has after winning the toss Have decided to bat first. As expected, Shoaib Bashir has been given his test cap. He will replace Jack Leach. The pitch looks completely suitable for batting. After winning the toss, Rohit Sharma said, ‘We will bat first. The pitch is looking good, the pitch will do its job, we need to play good cricket. What happened in Hyderabad is history, we need to move forward.
India’s playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav.
England’s playing 11
Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson
Rohit Sharma said this after winning the toss
We will bat first. The pitch looks good, the pitch will do its job, we need to play good cricket. What happened in Hyderabad is history, we need to move forward. We have talked about the things we need to do, now we need to execute our plans. I thought we batted well in the first innings, but that was not our intention. Similarly, in the second innings of bowling, Ollie Pope played a brilliant innings. Injuries are an integral part of the game, so we have people sitting on the bench. Two unexpected changes – Jadeja and KL Rahul are out, and Siraj has been rested. We have Mukesh, Kuldeep and Rajat Patidar who are making their debut.
Ben Stokes said this after losing the toss
We would also bat. Last week was very good, but we know that India will come back stronger. It was very pleasant to come from behind like us. We’ll take confidence from that, but now the new week comes it’s an amazing environment for the boys to play in. Getting such an opportunity so early in his career would do wonders for his confidence.
IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Pitch Report
This match will be played at Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. It is a multi-purpose stadium in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Historically, this has been known to produce belters, where batsmen can play through the line on wickets of similar pace. However, in recent times the spinners have left their mark. The record of the Indian team on this ground has been quite good. India has not lost a single match on this ground. India has won all the matches by more than 200 runs. Apart from this, the bat of Indian team captain Rohit Sharma has also spoken well on this ground. The Indian team has already played a test match with England on this ground. At that time Virat Kohli was commanding the Indian team.
IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Weather Forecast
According to AccuWeather, there is hazy sunshine on the first day of the match. There is a possibility that there may be rain during the match. The probability of rain is 25 percent. Apart from this, the weather will be favorable for most of the sports. According to the weather forecast, the chances of the game being affected by rain are very less. The maximum temperature will be between 32 to 34 degrees Celsius for all five days. There will be light possibility of rain in the first three days, which is estimated to be around 25 percent. There is no possibility of the storm causing any disruption during the five-day Test match. On the fourth and final day the probability will reduce to less than five percent. Thus, the India vs England 2nd Test will proceed without any interruption due to rain.