India's Strongest playing XI for the 2nd test against England

#5 Bowlers

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin was successful in the first Test

Ashwin took 7 wickets during the Test match and showed that even a spinner can be useful in these condition. He was a vital reason why India could restrict England to a chasable total. He took wickets of the entire English top order in the second innings, which led to England getting all out for 180 runs.

Ishant Sharma

Ishant Sharma is the most experienced player in the Indian pace attack. Although he doesn't have the pace that he used to possess anymore, he is still lethal with the ball and his 5 wickets in the second innings were instrumental in restricting England to a paltry total.

Ishant is India's go-to bowler

Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami was coming from a failed fitness test and serious allegations from his wife but bowled his heart out in the first innings with a brilliant show of lethal fast bowling at an extremely high pace, which gave him 3 wickets of the English batsman. He couldn't contribute with the bat though.

England v India: Specsavers 1st Test - Day Two

Umesh Yadav

With Jasprit Bumrah still unfit, Umesh Yadav is likely to keep his spot in the second Test.