IND vs ENG: England announced playing XI for the second test, 41 year old bowler returns to the team

The second test match between India and England will be played from 2 February. England Team (Photo Source: Getty Images) India and England The second match of the five-Test series between will be played in Visakhapatnam. This match is going to start from 2nd February. Team India was defeated in the first match of the series. Meanwhile, England has announced its playing XI for the second test match. He has made two changes in his team for the second test match. Let us tell you that James Anderson has returned to the England team for the second test match. He has been included in the team in place of Mark Wood. Young spinner Shoaib Bashir has got a chance to debut in place of injured Jack Leach. Like the first Test match, the England team will enter this match with three spinners each. Jack Leach was injured in the first test match Jack Leach was injured on the second day of the first Test. The 32-year-old bowled 26 overs in the first innings while bowling only ten overs in the next innings. He did not attend the training session on Wednesday and the England captain later confirmed this. With his exit, Shoaib Bashir now has a golden opportunity and he would like to capitalize on this opportunity. If we talk about India team india Trailing 1-0 in the 5-match series. The absence of key players has increased his problems. Virat Kohli had taken a break from the first two matches. After this, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul were ruled out of the second test due to injury. Due to this, the batting line-up of the team led by Rohit Sharma has become weak. Now it will be interesting to see what changes Team India makes in its playing XI for the second test match. England’s playing XI for the second test match against India jack crawley ben duckett Ollie Pope Joe Root jonny bairstow Ben Stokes (captain) ben fox Rehan Ahmed Tom Hartley Shoaib Bashir james anderson

IND vs ENG: England’s tension increased before the second test match..! Jack Leach may be out, this player will get a chance

In the first Test match against India, England won by 28 runs. Jack Leach (Photo Source: IND vs ENG, Jack Leach: India and England The second match of the five-match Test series between India and Pakistan will be played in Visakhapatnam from February 2. While chasing the target of 231 runs in the first test match, Team India was all out for 202 runs. England won by 28 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. A bad news is coming for England before the second test match. England spinner Jack Leach may be out of the second test match. IND vs ENG: Jack Leach was injured during the first test match Jack Leach suffered a knee injury while fielding on the first day of the first Test match. His injury worsened while fielding on the second day. Jack Leach was also seen wearing a bandage on his knee. In the second innings, he bowled 10 overs and also took one wicket. Jack Leach may be out of the second test match due to knee injury. According to BBC report, Jack Leach did not bowl in the nets during the practice session on 31 January. After which it has become almost clear that Jack Leach will not be a part of the playing 11 in the second test match. Shoaib Bashir may get a place in the playing 11 The England cricket team would like to enter the second test match with a strong spin bowling line-up. Due to which the team will ignore players like James Anderson and Ollie Robinson and choose a spinner as the replacement for Jack Leach. Shoaib Bashir did not become a part of the first test match due to visa issues. Shoaib Bashir has reached India. Shoaib Bashir can be seen replacing Jack Leach, and can make his Test debut for England. Tom Hartley, making his Test debut, played brilliantly in the first match. Tom Hartley will also be a part of the playing 11 of the second test match, along with which Rehan Ahmed will also get a place.

Ollie Pope takes a huge leap in ICC Test Rankings, just a few steps behind Rohit Sharma

Ollie Pope played an inning of 196 runs in the second innings of the first Test match against India. Ollie Pope (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Ollie Pope: A five-match Test series is being played between India and England. In the first match of the series, England won by 28 runs. The second test match of the series will be played in Visakhapatnam from 2 February. England batsman Ollie Pope batted brilliantly in the second innings of the first Test match. Which is a big reason for England’s victory. Ollie Pope had played an inning of 196 runs. Of course, he missed the double century, but he did his job well for the team. Before the start of the second Test match, Ollie Pope has taken a big leap in the ICC Test rankings. Ollie Pope reached this position in test rankings England Test cricket team vice-captain Ollie Pope has moved from 20th to 15th in the ICC Test rankings after his brilliant batting in the first Test match against India. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is in first place with 864 rating points. Joe Root (832) is second, Steve Smith (818) is third, Daryl Mitchell (786) is fourth and Babar Azam (768) is fifth with points. Only Virat Kohli from India is included in the top-10 ranking of ICC Men’s Test batsmen. Virat Kohli (767) is at sixth position with rating points. Ravichandran Ashwin at number 1 position in test ranking Ashwin took 6 wickets in the first test match against England. Ravichandran Ashwin (853) is at the first position with rating points. Kagiso Rabada (851) is second, Pat Cummins (828) is third, Jasprit Bumrah (825) is fourth and Josh Hazlewood (818) is fifth with points. Ravindra Jadeja (754) is at sixth position with rating points. Also Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Prabhat Jayasuriya and Nathan Lyon are included in the top-10. Talking about the first Test match between England and India, Team India had maintained a strong hold in the match. But in the second innings, Team India got badly beaten by the brilliant bowling of England. England were all out for 246 runs in the first innings. India had scored 436 runs in the first innings. Due to Ollie Pope’s innings of 196 runs, England put 420 runs on the board in the second innings. Team India had a target of 231 runs, but the team was all out for 202 runs. Debutant Tom Hartley took maximum 7 wickets in the second innings.

Shamar Joseph and Tom Hartley got the gift of excellent bowling in Test cricket, made a big jump in ICC rankings.

Shamar Joseph sensationally took 7 wickets in the second innings of the Brisbane Test match against Australia. Shamar Joseph and Tom Hartley (Image Credit- Twitter) West Indies cricket team’s fast bowler Shamar Joseph and England’s spin bowler Tom Hartley have got the big gift of excellent bowling in Test cricket. Let us tell you that both the players have made huge leaps in the latest ICC Test rankings. It is noteworthy that Joseph created a sensation by taking 7 wickets in the second innings of the second Test match against Australia at Gabba in Brisbane. Also, due to this brilliant performance of Joseph, the Caribbean team achieved a historic victory over Australia after 27 years. Apart from this, the two-match Test series ended in a 1-1 draw. So now Shamar Joseph has reached joint 50th position in the latest ICC Test rankings with a jump of 42 places in the bowlers category. 24 year old young fast bowler Joseph currently has 397 rating points. Which is the best Test ranking of any Caribbean bowler after two Test matches. England’s spinner also shone On the other hand, English spinner Tom Hartley, who bowled brilliantly in the Hyderabad Test match against India, has also made a huge leap in the bowlers’ category in the ICC Test rankings. In the first Test match against India in Hyderabad, Hartley took 7 wickets in the second innings and a total of 9 wickets in the match, due to which England defeated India by 28 runs. So, after this great performance, Hartley has reached 63rd position in the category of bowlers in the latest ICC Test Rankings, which is the second best performance of any debuting bowler. At present he has 332 rating points. So before Hartley, England’s John Lever had taken 10 wickets in his debut Test match in the Delhi Test match in 1976.

Joe Root practiced in a different style before the Visakhapatnam test, video went viral

Before the second Test match, Root was seen practicing in a different style in the nets. Joe Root (Image Credit- Twitter X) England registered a thrilling 28-run win over India in the Hyderabad Test match and took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. English batsman Joe Root, however, could not do anything special in the match. He scored 29 runs in England’s first innings, whereas he could score only 2 runs in the second innings. Now before the second test match, he was seen practicing in a different style in the nets. Joe Root is trying to take ‘baseball’ to a different level. Root, who is counted in the Fab-4, was seen playing switch hits and sweep shots in the net session before the second Test. The English batsman was seen practicing the switch hit during the net session by adopting a stance like that of a left-handed batsman and then coming into position and practicing the sweep shot. Before the Visakhapatnam Test, he decided to try this type of shot in Indian conditions, which could prove effective against the Indian spinners. Root took 5 wickets in the first test Apart from batting, Joe Root has also proved to be very effective with the ball. Whenever the English team needs a wicket, he is successful in getting success. When it comes to India, Root definitely prefers to bowl in the spinning conditions available in the subcontinent region. In the first test of the series, Joe Root proved to be the best spinner of the team as he achieved important successes. He took four wickets for 79 runs in the first innings of the Hyderabad Test. He took one wicket in the second innings. Therefore, when Joe Root takes the field in the second Test in Vizag, he will be desperate to take wickets with the ball apart from scoring runs with the bat. Root has taken 13 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 24.84. Apart from this, Root also has 5 wicket hauls in his name. IND vs ENG: See Team India’s playing XI for the second test match IPL 2024: These franchises got a big blow, these star players were out..! These 5 teams have won the most test matches on Indian soil Players who scored the most runs while opening for India in Tests Top 5 bowlers who took most wickets in test cricket in India India’s 10 most successful bowling pairs in Test cricket- Top 5 bowlers who took most wickets in day-night test matches ICC Awards Winners 2023 List: Who got which award, know here- 5 bowlers who have taken the most wickets in the World Test Championship (WTC) Those 10 unlucky cricketers of test cricket, who were out on 199 runs

IND vs ENG: Brendon McCullum justified the selection of new spin bowlers in the first test match.

McCullum has reminded that when Nathan Lyon made his debut for Australia, he also did not have much experience. Brendon McCullum (Image Source: Getty Images) The England cricket team is currently on India tour for a five-match Test series. However, despite not having an experienced spinner in the team, England defeated host India by 28 runs in the first Test match held in Hyderabad. The English team had only one experienced spinner in Jack Leach, while Rehan Ahmed played one match before the Hyderabad Test and this was the debut match for Tom Hartley. On the other hand, now a big statement has come out from the head coach of England cricket team Brendon McCullum regarding the introduction of new spin bowlers in the team. On giving opportunity to spin bowlers in the team, McCullum has said that when Australia’s great spinner Nathan Lyon made his debut for the team, he too did not have the experience of playing many matches. Brendon McCullum gave a big statement Let us tell you that while defending the decision of giving a chance to spin bowlers in the first Test match against India, McCullum was quoted by News 18 as saying – We should not forget this because I think it is a valid point. When Nathan Lyon was selected in the Australia cricket team, he had played very little first class cricket. At that time his average was around 40. McCullum further said- When you see people like this (spin bowlers), you think how good they are. You think they will play according to the situation. This selection is like choosing a horse. You just have to support your decision. On the other hand, if we tell you about the India vs England Test series, after winning the first Test match, England has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. So now the second test match between the two teams will be played in Visakhapatnam from 2nd February. It will be worth seeing how Team India performs in this match.

IND vs ENG: If Virat Kohli was there, India would not have lost the Hyderabad test match – Michael Vaughan

Team India lost by 28 runs in the first test match against England. Michael Vaughan and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Getty Images & ICC) Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that if Virat Kohli was the captain of the team, India would not have lost the Hyderabad Test match. The host team was ahead in the match with a good lead of 190 runs after the first innings, but after that they could not hold the match and England managed to win the match. In this match, Ollie Pope scored 196 runs, while Ben Fox and Tom Hartley made good contributions in the end, helping England post a huge score of 420 runs in the second innings. After this, debutant Tom Hartley took the match away from India by taking seven wickets and the visiting team won the match by 28 runs. Speaking about that match, Vaughan said that India had to face India in the red-ball format. Virat Kohli He missed his captaincy and said that he completely failed in the second innings. India is missing Virat Kohli’s captaincy in Test cricket – Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughn on the Club Prairie Fire show said that, “He missed Virat Kohli’s captaincy a lot in Test cricket. That week, India did not lose the match under the captaincy of Virat. Rohit is a legend and a great player, but I felt he was completely switched off.” Let us tell you that, this was the first time when India No Test match has been lost at home after taking a lead of more than 100 runs in the first innings. As many former cricketers, including Vaughan and Anil Kumble, pointed out, the bowlers lacked intensity and England took advantage of it. On the other hand, ahead of their second Test starting on February 2 in Visakhapatnam, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja have been ruled out due to injuries. In their place, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar and Saurabh Kumar were included in the team. Among these players, Sarfaraz is one of the favorites to debut for the national team. He performed brilliantly against England Lions, which helped this young player to make a place in the Indian team. Depending on the situation, Rajat Patidar or Sarfaraz are expected to be included in the playing eleven in place of Rahul, while Kuldeep Yadav is expected to come in place of Jadeja.

‘My average is 60’ Steve Smith’s big statement came out after criticism of the opening spot in Test cricket

I have opened the batting against the new ball many times. Steve Smith (Photo Source: Twitter) Ever since former Australian cricket team captain Steve Smith has been seen in a new role in Test cricket, he has been the constant target of critics. Smith has been promoted to Test cricket after David Warner retired from red ball cricket. Now in this format he is seen opening instead of middle order. Whereas Steve Smith has to face a lot of criticism after his average performance in Adelaide and Brisbane test matches against West Indies. However, Smith answered his critics to some extent by scoring 91* in the second innings of the second Test match. On the other hand, opening for Steve Smith, who has scored nearly 16,000 runs in international cricket, in Test cricket remains a point of doubt. So now amidst all the criticism, Steve Smith has given a big statement giving a befitting reply to the critics. Smith has said that his average while opening in Tests is 60. Steve Smith silenced his critics Let us tell you that regarding his opening batting in Test cricket, Steve Smith was quoted by Sydney Morning Herald as saying – There was a lot of talk about me when I failed in two or three innings. I was not out once and was out on low score twice. A lot of comments were seen on this. Smith further said- My average as a Test opener batsman is 60. I haven’t really read about it. It’s just a batting position, and I have come in many times and batted in the opening against the new ball. I’ve thought about what different things we could do.

IND vs ENG: After the defeat in the first test match, former English spinner raised questions on the captaincy of Rohit Sharma

India was defeated by England by 28 runs in the first test match. Rohit Sharma (Pic Source-Twitter) Currently, a five-match Test series is going on between India and England. The first match of the series was played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Here, the Indian team, under the leadership of Ben Stokes, gave an amazing performance in batting and then bowling and defeated the hosts by 28 runs. On the other hand, after the defeat of the Indian team in the Hyderabad Test match, former England spin bowler Monty Panesar has given a big statement regarding captain Rohit Sharma. Monty has said that Rohit has also proved to be a failure in strategy with the bat. Monty Panesar gave a big statement Let us tell you that Monty Panesar told Metro.co.uk regarding the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Quoting: England has achieved a huge victory in Hyderabad. No one had imagined that this victory would be possible. After falling behind by 190 runs in the first innings, everyone thought that England would lose. But after this Ollie Pope batted brilliantly which was one of the best innings played by him. We have seen such an innings after a long time. Monty further said- Rohit Sharma was completely unknown in the match. He was really a completely unknown captain, whether it was changing the field or changing the bowling. We haven’t seen anything like this. Ollie Pope was playing the scoop, all you had to do was slip the bowling of Ravindra Jadeja. But it was nothing like that. Well, after this victory, the England cricket team has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series. So now the second test match between the two teams will be played in Visakhapatnam from 2nd February. It will be worth watching how the Indian team makes a comeback in this match?

Chris Gayle reacts to Sarfaraz Khan’s selection in the Indian team for the Visakhapatnam Test against England

England is leading 1-0 in the 5-match Test series. Chris Gayle and Sarfaraz Khan (Pic Source-Instagram) Young batsman Sarfaraz Khan has been included in the Indian team for the second Test match against England. At present, a five-match Test series is being played between India and England, the first match of which was won by the English team by 28 runs. England is leading 1-0 in the 5-match Test series. Talking about Sarfaraz Khan, his performance has been quite good in Indian domestic cricket and that is why the young player has been included in the team for the second Test match against England. Many people are very happy that Sarfaraz Khan has got this big opportunity. Apart from Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar and Saurabh Kumar have also been included in the Indian team. Let us tell you, due to injury, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja have been ruled out of the Visakhapatnam Test and that is why these three players have got a place in the Indian team. Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle is very happy with the selection of Sarfaraz Khan in the Indian Test team. Gayle shared his picture with Sarfaraz Khan on his official Instagram account. Chris Gayle shared the picture of himself and Sarfaraz Khan on the story on his official Instagram account and wrote ‘Go Get Em.’ Here is Chris Gayle’s Instagram story: Chris Gayle Instagram Story Sarfaraz Khan and Chris Gayle have played together for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. Talking about Sarfaraz Khan, his average in first class cricket has been 69.85 and recently the young player played a tremendous inning of 161 runs for India A in the second unofficial test played against England Lions. Apart from Chris Gayle, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh also gave their views on the selection of Sarfaraz Khan. Many people wanted that Sarfaraz Khan should be included in the Indian team considering his form and now the young player has got his chance. IND vs ENG: See Team India’s playing XI for the second test match IPL 2024: These franchises got a big blow, these star players were out..! These 5 teams have won the most test matches on Indian soil Players who scored the most runs while opening for India in Tests Top 5 bowlers who took most wickets in test cricket in India India’s 10 most successful bowling pairs in Test cricket- Top 5 bowlers who took most wickets in day-night test matches ICC Awards Winners 2023 List: Who got which award, know here- 5 bowlers who have taken the most wickets in the World Test Championship (WTC) Those 10 unlucky cricketers of test cricket, who were out on 199 runs