The Indian team’s tour of England started with a defeat. Despite scoring 5 centuries in the first Test played in Leeds, the Indian team had to face defeat. The second match of this series will be played at Edgbaston ground in Birmingham. India had to face defeat in the first Test due to poor fielding and poor bowling. In such a situation, the pair of Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill, the head coach of the Indian cricket team, may make changes in the playing XI. There are reports that Jasprit Bumrah may be rested from the second Test considering his workload. While Shardul Thakur may be dropped. Shardul Thakur’s poor performance Captain Shubman Gill did not use Shardul Thakur much as a bowler. While India bowled about 101 overs in England’s first innings, Shardul got the opportunity to bowl only 6 overs. In the second innings too, he bowled only 10 overs out of 82. Apart from his bowling failure, Shardul Thakur could not perform well with the bat either. He was dismissed for 1 run in the first innings and 4 runs in the second innings. India lost their last 7 wickets for 41 runs in the first innings and 6 wickets for 31 runs in the second innings. Who will get a chance to replace Bumrah-Shardul? If Jasprit Bumrah is rested from the second Test, then Akashdeep and Arshdeep Singh can enter the playing XI in his place. Akashdeep has played seven Test matches for India so far, while Arshdeep can prove to be a left-handed option. Arshdeep is a regular for India in T20, but his Test debut is yet to be made. The good thing for India is that Arshdeep has experience of English conditions as he has played county cricket here before.
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