India v England, 2nd Test - India Predicted XI

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Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: BCCI)

Team India had a tough time in the first Test against visiting England side. Coming into the series, India were expected to dominate and steamroll the opposition. However, things turned out to be the other way round. On the last day of the play, India had a brief scare as they lost 6 wickets in their run chase. Had it not been skipper Virat Kohli’s calm head, India could have faced an embarrassing defeat.

Another startling stat from the first Test was the English spinners scalping more wickets than the Indian spinners. Ravichandran Ashwin had a lot of hopes relying on him being the number one bowler. Ashwin could bag just 3 wickets across both innings in Rajkot. The batting had some positives for the Indian team. Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay scored tons to get in a good touch. Kohli spent his time at the crease too. Ashwin hit a quality 70 in the first innings.

Opener Gautam Gambhir and middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane were the major disappointments. Coming into the second Test at Vizag, India might make field 3 spinners again. With the track promising to be a turner, Amit Mishra might play again despite expensive show at Rajkot. The permutations and combinations are underway to pick the India line-up for the second Test.

This is the XI we expect the Indian team to field for the second Test:

Murali Vijay

Murali Vijay
Murali Vijay. (Photo Source: BCCI)

Murali Vijay had a good match and an impressive start to the series. He put on 209 with Cheteshwar Pujara in the first innings to lead India’s fightback in response to England’s mammoth 537 on the board. Murali Vijay went on to score a well-earned ton – 126 off 301 balls.

In the second innings too, he looked set at the crease. By getting back in form, Vijay has surely booked his spot as one opener for the team. He will definitely make it to the playing XI and India will have a lot of hopes banking on him.

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