India vs England 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Updates: Rohit Sharma with Ben Stokes© AFP
India vs England 2nd Test Day 1 Live Cricket Updates: The India vs England 2nd Test is here! In many ways, this is an acid Test for Rohit Sharma and Co. Rarely does India find itself trailing in a home Test series, but that is exactly what has happened with the side. They lost the first of the five Tests against Ben Stokes and Co. and are now playing the catch-up act. The Indian cricket team has been pegged back by injuries, with Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul unavailable. In their absence, the playing XI of India will be under focus. According to experts, there is going to be a toss-up between Sarfaraz Khan and Rajat Patidar in the middle-order. For England, James Anderson is back. (LIVE SCORECARD)
LIVE UPDATES: India vs England Live Score | IND vs ENG Live Straight from Visakhapatnam:
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09:02 (IST)
IND vs ENG Live: Toss
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat/bowl against England in the second Test in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
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08:52 (IST)
IND vs ENG Live: Rajat Patidar to make debut
As per the latest visuals from Visakhapatnam, Rajat Patidar has been handed over the debut cap. This means batter Sarfaraz Khan will be missing out from today’s game.
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08:39 (IST)
IND vs ENG Live: Absence of Jadeja and Rahul
An under-pressure and under-resourced India will need to think out of the box to counter England’s fearless bunch of ‘Bazballers’ in the second Test. India are seldom stretched at home but following a dramatic loss in Hyderabad, they have plenty to ponder and the absence of injured Ravindra Jadeja and K L Rahul has made their task tougher.
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08:31 (IST)
IND vs ENG Live: England lead 1-0
The Ben Stokes-led side has registered 28-run victory over India in the first Test in Hyderabad and took 1-0 lead in the series. Ollie Pope was the main architect of England’s victory with a knock of 196 runs. Apart from him, debutant spinner Tom Hartley also impressed everyone with his seven-wicket haul.
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08:27 (IST)
IND vs ENG Live: Hello
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second Test of the five-match series between India and England, straight from Visakhatpatnam. Stay tuned for all the live updates.
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