Team India's Test captain Shubhman Gill said that Jasprit Bumrah is available and fit to play the second match, but workload management will decide whether he will be part of playing-11. At the same time, England captain Ben Stokes said, Rishabh Pant is a dangerous player, but I love to see his bat.
“We are looking for the right bowling combination to take only 20 wickets,” Gill said at a press conference before the match. With this, we have to make some runs. Only after watching the pitch before the match we will decide what the playing-11 will be.
Focus on the best combination without Bumrah Shubham further said, 'If Bumrah cannot play, the team will lose it. However, before the series we knew he could play only 3 matches. Therefore, the management has already decided who will take it if Bumrah does not play. Our focus is on finding the best bowling combination without it. '
Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets in the first Test. However, despite the fit, it is difficult for him to play another test.
Want a depth in both bowling and batting Gill said, 'The team is currently trying to find a depth in both batting and bowling. So that some runs can be scored below the number 8 in the bat. Also, in bowling, 2 part-time bowlers should also be available with 4 fast bowlers. If we can achieve this combination during the series, it would be very good. '
Team India is playing its first Test series under the leadership of Shubhman Gill and Gautam Gambhir.
Stokes said- Pant is a dangerous batter, but I like to see his batting England captain Ben Stokes said at a press conference, 'Pant may be on the second team, but I love his bat. When you give freedom to a talented player like Pant, his best performance comes out. He is a very dangerous player, I like to see his bat. '
Stokes added, 'Moin Ali is helping young spinners by joining the team. I think experienced players like Moin will guide the team, the better the young players will perform. He spoke to Shoaib Bashir for a long time and helped him in the bowling strategy. '
England captain Ben Stokes said he liked to see Rishabh Pant batting.
The second test will be played in Birmingham The second Test between India and England will be played from July 2 at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. England have taken a 1-0 lead in the 5-match series after winning the first Test at Leads. Team India can make 2 or 3 changes to the playing-11 of the second Test.
England made no change in Playing-11 England released the playing-11 for the second Test before the match. No change has been made to the team. England team will field Chris Walks, Bridan Cars, Josh Tong and Shoaib Bashir's bowling combination. Stocks also bowl as an all -rounder.
England's Playing-11: Ben Stokes (Captain), Czech Crowley, Ben Ducket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Braidan Cars, Josh Tung, Chris Walks and Shoaib Bashir.
India's Potential Playing-11: Shubhman Gill (Captain), Yashwashi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Karun Nair/Dhruv Jureel, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj and famous Krishna.
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