Chennai: The pitch at Chepauk is India’s hope in the second Test against England. The pitch used in the second Test is expected to be spin-friendly. In the first Test, India lost to England ‘s spinners and pace bowlers alike. In the first innings, the Indian bowlers conceded just 227 runs.
Curator Ramesh Kumar claims that the pitch is waiting for the Indian spinners to bowl well enough to keep their opponents from scoring more than 300 runs. In the first Test, the game was played on a pitch that benefited spinners and pacers alike. Ashwin took the wicket in the second innings as the Indian spinners were assisted by the pitch. One wicket brought luck to England’s spinners and pacers. Leach and Anderson smashed India with an effective spin-pace combination.
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