England captain Ben Stokes with Jack Leach
India vs England 2nd Test: A five-match Test series is being played between India and England. Team India had to face defeat in the first match of this series. Due to which they are behind 0-1 in this series. Team India will be looking for a comeback in the next match of this series. Whereas the English team, being in the lead, will take the field without any pressure. In such a situation, fans can get to see an exciting match. However, choosing the playing 11 for the next Test match could be a difficult task for England captain Ben Stokes.
Actually, the team’s star spinner Jack Lees has been ruled out of the next test match due to injury. Whereas Rehan Ahmed also did not perform anything special during the first test match. In such a situation, some changes may be seen in the playing 11 of the team. The England captain will not want to make any mistakes in the playing 11 for the second Test match because the team currently has the lead, they would like to maintain it and would not want to give India a chance to make a comeback.
This player may get a chance
There is sure to be a change in England’s playing 11 against India. Jack Lees will not play the second test match, so Shoaib Bashir can be included in the playing 11 in his place. Although England Cricket has not said anything clearly regarding this yet, the team does not have any other option as a spinner. At the same time, Bashir has also impressed a lot with his bowling. If Bashir plays, it will be his debut match.
On the other hand, Stokes can also replace Rehan Ahmed. He did not perform well with his spin bowling in the first match of the series. Stokes can go with an additional fast bowler in place of Rehan. In such a situation, James Anderson, who had taken rest in the first match, may get a chance to play in the second match.
How could England’s playing 11 be?
Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Fox (wk), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood, James Anderson
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