IND vs ENG: 2nd Test Preview – Shocked India eye retribution

India were stunned in the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai as England went on to clinch a 227-run victory. The home team was outplayed by the visitors and this coming on the back the glorious Down Under tour was even more surprising. However, the rude shock will ruffle a few feathers and India will be eyeing retribution in the second Test which begins tomorrow (13th February) at the same venue.

Match Info

2nd Test – India vs England

Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Time – 9:30 AM IST

Head To Head

Stat Attack

England have won 9 consecutive tosses against India. The last time England lost a toss against India was in 2016 at Visakhapatnam.

Virat Kohli is 85 runs away from surpassing Dilip Vengsarkar’s tally and becoming the 6th highest Test run-getter in India (currently at 3641 runs).

England has won four Test matches in Chennai, the most by a visiting team at an Indian venue.

Team News

India:

Indian captain Virat Kohli faced a lot of heat for ignoring Kuldeep Yadav for the first Test. The management chose to play Shahbaz Nadeem, the left-arm spinner, and the off-spin duo of Washington Sundar and R Ashwin. In keeping with the explanation provided by Kohli in the post-match press conference, Kuldeep is likely to miss out in the second Test. Axar Patel, who was the first choice for the first Test but ruled out due to an injury, is likely to get the nod. This remains the only talking point in India’s selection, the other 10 players are unlikely to be dropped.

England:

England have announced their 12-man squad for the second Test and it has taken everyone by surprise. Jofra Archer was ruled out yesterday and thus England had to make one forced change. But they have gone ahead in making as many as four changes. From the first Test, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, James Anderson and Dom Bess shall be missing. They will be replaced by Ben Foakes, Olly Stone, Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali.