Visakhapatnam, November  17 (CRICKETNMORE): Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test match against England at the ACA-VDCA cricket stadium here on Thursday.

Live Updates: India vs England (2nd Test)

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Batsman K.L. Rahul was named in the Indian team. He is expected to bat as an opener. Jayant Yadav replaces Amit Mishra.

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England brought back veteran pacer James Anderson after he missed the first Test due to lack of fitness.The first Test at Rajkot ended in a draw.

The teams (Playing XI)

India: Murali Vijay, K.L. Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav

England: Alastair Cook (captain), Haseeb Hameed, Joe Root, Benn Duckett, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Johnny Bairstow, Zafar Ansari, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.

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