Leach jarred his left knee while fielding during England's thrilling 28-run win over India in the series opener at Hyderabad last week. He aggravated the injury later on in the same match, bowling with a swollen joint and took out the wicket of Shreyas Iyer in the second innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"He's a tough kid, Leachy, so I'm not sure. You can never really write him off. We'll see how he pulls up in a couple of days,\" said opening batter Zak Crawley to reporters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Leach\u2019s injury means England may not be able to execute their plan of playing four spinners in Visakhapatnam, with uncapped off-spinner Shoaib Bashir likely to get a debut in case the senior spinner is not fit in time for the second Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bashir has played just six first-class matches and has 10 wickets to his name. He arrived in India during the Hyderabad Test after visa issues owing to his Pakistani heritage forced him to return home to London and get the visa there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"He's a great kid, he's got a lot about him. He knows what he is trying to do with his bowling, and he backs himself. I like that and feel like if he got his chance in this series he would go well,\" added Crawley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Though England have a 1-0 lead in the five-game series, but Crawley, who was a member of the 2021 touring party winning the opening game in Chennai, before suffering a slide to lose the series 3-1, isn\u2019t taking India lightly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Whoever they pick, they're going to be a very good team. They're a top side in their own conditions. There are four games left and we need to stick to what we do well. Hopefully the results come from there but we're not getting too far ahead of ourselves. We're preparing for this one like it's the first game, we're staying where our feet are and we'll see where that takes us.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India will be missing the services of KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja due to injuries, but Crawley stated England are focused on what they need to go for getting things right in Visakhapatnam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe haven\u2019t spoken about that, to be honest. As I said, it sounds a cliche, but we stick to what we do well, we\u2019re not too worried about what they\u2019re doing. Two very good players missing, but I\u2019m sure looking at their depth, they\u2019ve got two very good players coming in. So that won\u2019t change anything for us too much.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe just try and play the same, read the conditions on day one and see what happens from then. They're absolutely a top side in their own conditions. There are four games left, we have got to stick to what we do well and hopefully results come from there,\" he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/jack-leach-doubtful-for-englands-second-test-against-india-due-to-knee-injury.jpg", "alt_img": "Jack Leach doubtful for England\u2019s second Test against India due to knee injury", "alt_title": "Hyderabad: Second day of the first test match between India and England", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Jack Leach Doubtful For England\u2019s Second Test Against India Due To Knee Injury On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Jack Leach Doubtful For England\u2019s Second Test Against India Due To Knee Injury, Jack Leach: England\u2019s left-arm spinner Jack Leach is highly doubtful for playing in the second Test against India, starting in.", "seo_keywords": "Jack Leach, Shreyas Iyer, Zak Crawley, Shoaib Bashir, Hyderabad Test, Though England, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja", "tag": "", "tagging": "Jack Leach, Shreyas Iyer, Zak Crawley, Shoaib Bashir, Hyderabad Test, Though England, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "jack-leach-doubtful-for-englands-second-test-against-india-due-to-knee-injury", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "734", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-01-31 16:56:03", "updated": "2024-01-31 16:56:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Jack Leach, Shreyas Iyer, Zak Crawley, Shoaib Bashir, Hyderabad Test, Though England, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-01-31 16:56:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/jack-leach-doubtful-for-englands-second-test-against-india-due-to-knee-injury-137219" }