Shubman Gill and Ben Stokes will lead their teams in the second test
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The Indian and English cricket teams will go head-to-head in the second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham from Wednesday (July 2), with the hosts leading the series 1-0 and the visitors aiming to make a comeback.
England completed their second-highest run-chase in history to seal victory in the series opener at Leeds last year by a five-wicket margin. The Ben Stokes-led team chased down a total of 371 in the first of the five-match series.
India could be without star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the clash as a decision has not yet been Mannounced on whether he will play the game. Bumrah took a five-wicket haul in the match but will play only three matches in the series due to workload management issues.
India are likely to make major changes in their line-up, with some also estimating there could be four changes. Shubman Gill and assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate have given a strong hint that India will play two spinners. While many have called for Kuldeep Yadav to play but the team could pick Washington Sundar to add some batting depth.
England have announced an unchanged playing XI.
My Dream11 Team For England vs India 2nd Test
Wicket-Keeper - Rishabh Pant
Batters - Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul
All-Rounder - Ben Stokes
Bowlers: Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue
Captain - Joe Root
Vice-Captain - Ben Stokes
India Likely XI:Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar/Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
England XI:Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
India Squad:Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep, Dhruv Jurel
England Squad: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Jofra Archer, Sam James Cook, Jamie Overton
