India Playing 11 vs England, 2nd Test, 2024

India will eye a comeback in IND vs ENG 2nd Test after facing a defeat in the opening game. India is led by Rohit Sharma in the India vs England Test series, which will witness 5 games. India lost the close-fought opening Test by 28 runs.

The IND vs ENG 2nd Test begins on Friday, February 2 in Visakhapatnam. The Indian team has added new members to their squad for the 2nd Test. They might make a few changes in the playing 11 after the loss in the series opener. Below we talk about India’s probable playing 11 for India vs England 2nd Test.

India Playing 11 vs England, 2nd Test, 2024

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in the IND vs ENG Test series. He will lead the team in the 2nd Test. Sharma showed decent form with 24 and 39 in both innings in the last match. However, he failed to come up with a big knock. In the next Test, the right-handed batter will look for a huge knock as an opener.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal might be the other opener for India in the next Test. The left-handed batter shattered brilliant 80 runs in the last match. He gave a quick start to the team with the bat. After his good knock, Jaiswal might be retained as an opener in the next match too.

Rajat Patidar

Rajat Patidar might make his debut in the next match and replace Shubman Gill. The latter failed to make a mark in the last match at the one-down slot. He got out for a duck in the 2nd innings, when the team needed to chase the target. Patidar scored a ton in the recent unofficial Test against the England Lions and might take the one-down position.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul slammed a wonderful knock of 86 runs in the previous Test. He is a reliable middle-order batter for the team and has shown awesome performance in recent times. Rahul will aim for another powerful knock in 2nd Test.

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Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer might be another middle-order batter for the team. Iyer scored 35 and 13 in both innings in the previous Test. He is a strong batter in the middle-order with a lot of international experience. The right-handed batter will eye a massive knock in the 2nd Test vs England.

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja gave a fabulous performance in the last match. The left-handed batter shattered an 87-run knock in the previous game. He also hunted 5 wickets in the match. Jadeja owns a stunning form and the team cannot risk benching him in the IND vs ENG 2nd Test.

Srikar Bharat (WK)

With knocks of 41 and 28 across both innings, Srikar Bharat showed a fightback with the bat in the last game. He also did a superb job behind the stumps. Srikar Bharat might get another opportunity in the next match. India has more wicketkeepers but Bharat is the most experienced among them. The right-handed batsman will take a place in the middle-order.

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Axar Patel

Axar Patel might be another spin all-rounder for India in the match. The left-arm spinner hunted 3 wickets in the previous Test. He also smacked a crucial 44-run knock in 1st inning. The left-handed batter is a powerful tailender batter. He might grab a place in the playing 11 once again.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin is the most crucial spinner for the team and will be part of the 2nd Test as well. The right-arm spinner executed a wonderful show in the previous game. The off-spinner hunted 3 wickets each in both innings. He also fought with the bat in the 2nd innings, scoring 28 off 84 balls.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah was a stunning performer in the last Test. He hunted 6 wickets and helped the team to crush England batters. The right-arm pacer also found key breakthroughs for the team. Bumrah will lead the pace attack for the team in the next match too.

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Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj failed to grab any wickets in the previous game. However, in the absence of Mohammed Shami, the right-arm pacer is a crucial member of the Test side. Siraj will aim for a marvelous comeback in the next Test against England. India has three spinners and picking a pacer will help them put England batters under pressure.