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India will make a comeback today after a miserable defeat in the first Test
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Chennai: The second Test between India and England starts today. The first Test will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This is the first time in the country that a spectator cricket match has been played since the Kovid crisis. Spectators will not be allowed in the entire capacity of the stadium. Only 50 percent of spectators are allowed to enter the stadium in accordance with the Covid protocol. About 14,000 people will come to watch the second Test live. Ticket sales complete.
India will make a comeback today after a miserable defeat in the first Test. The remaining three matches of the four-match Test series are crucial for India. The outcome of the three Test matches is crucial to reaching the Test Championship final.
There may be some changes in the Indian team in the second Test. Shahbaz Nadeem, who played in the first Test, is likely to be left out of the final XI. He will be replaced by Kuldeep Yadav or Akshar Patel. Mohammad Siraj, who has excelled on the Australian tour, may be included in the squad to replace Jaspreet Bumra.
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There is a demand to remove Rohit Sharma from the post of opener and give a chance to KL Rahul. But Rohit is likely to be given another chance. Rohit has scored just one half-century in the last six innings. Shubhman Gill will remain in the opener position. Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sunder, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant Sharma are likely to remain in the squad.
England enter the second match with four major changes. Archer and Anderson, who were spearheads in the pace in the first game, do not play in the second game. Spinner Dominic Bess was also left out of the squad for the second leg. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jose Butler is another player who has been left out.
England XII: Dom Sibley, Rory Baines, Dan Lawrence, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Oli Pope, Ben Fox, Moin Ali, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, Chris Vokes, Oli Stone
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