IND vs ENG 2nd Test Preview: Virat Kohli and Company Set For A Strong Comeback In 2nd Test

Skipper Virat Kohli's captaincy will be under scanner again as India will look to level the ongoing four-match series against England in the second Test beginning Saturday here at the MA Chidambar

India, meanwhile, are likely to replace left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem with Axar Patel who is now fit to play. Axar was injured in the first Test which England won by 227 runs.

The key to India will be stopping Joe Root who scored a double century and helped England build a huge total. Root's 218 had helped England score 578 and put pressure on India who conceded a 241-run lead in the first innings and were put on the backfoot.

The second Test will be played on a black soil pitch that has not been watered for days.

Squad

England: Dom Sibley, Rory Burns, Dan Lawrence, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes, Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, Jack Leach, Olly Stone.

India( Probable): Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah.