IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: 2nd Test Match of England Tour of India 2024 Playing 11, Pitch Report, Fantasy Cricket Tips for India vs England Dream11 Team

India suffered a shock defeat in the first of the five match Test series against England. After securing a daunting first innings lead, the hosts succumbed to a brilliant innings from Ollie Pope. The defeat means that India have not recorded a single win in their last three Test matches on home soil.

India vs England, 2nd Test of England Tour of India 2024
02 February, 9:30 AM IST
Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India

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IND vs ENG 2nd Test Prediction

India will be without several key players in Visakhapatnam. KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja will miss the second Test owing to an injury, whereas, Virat Kohli has opted out of the initial matches due to personal emergency. England have a great chance of taking a 2-0 lead against a weakened Indian side.

Form Guide

IND: L-W-L-D-W
ENG: W-W-D-W-L

Visakhapatnam Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

Expect the spinners to come into play right from Day 1. The pitch should be good for batting in the initial days, however, the bowlers will dominate the proceedings in the latter half of the Test match. Check IND vs ENG 2nd Test pitch report in detail.

IND Playing 11

1. Rohit Sharma (c)
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal
3. Shubman Gill
4. Rajat Patidar
5. Shreyas Iyer
6. Srikar Bharat (wk)
7. Axar Patel
8. Ravi Ashwin
9. Washington Sundar
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Mohammed Siraj

India Team News

Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rajat Patidar, Axar Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Srikar Bharat, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Sourabh Kumar
KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja are ruled out due to injury.
Virat Kohli remains unavailale due to personal reasons.
It will be a toss up between Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar for the third spinner option in the team. Considering that the batting lineup is already weakened by the absence of a couple of players, Washington Sundar might just have a slight edge here.

IND Key Players

Rohit Sharma Stats vs England in Test

Rohit Sharma last 5 innings in Test	Runs against ENG in Test	Test Batting average vs ENG	Total runs In Test	Captain choice
24, 39, 39, 16*, 5	810 runs in 19 innings	47.64	3801 runs at an average of 45.20

Ravi Ashwin Stats vs England in Test

Ravi Ashwin last 5 Test Matches	Wickets against ENG in Test	Test Bowling Average vs ENG	Total wickets In Test	Captain choice
6, 1, 3, 12, 7 wickets	94 wickets in 37 innings	28.20	496 wickets at an average of 23.69

ENG PLAYING 11

1. Zak Crawley
2. Ben Duckett
3. Joe Root
4. Ben Stokes (c)
5. Ollie Pope
6. Jonny Bairstow (wk)
7. Rehan Ahmed
8. Ben Foakes
9. Mark Wood
10. Tom Hartley
11. Shoaib Bashir

England Team News

Squad: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Daniel Lawrence, Ben Stokes (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes, Ollie Pope, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood
Jack Leach has been ruled out for England ahead of Visakhapatnam Test. Shoaib Bashir is likely to replace him in England XI.
England should go ahead with an unchanged lineup, given that they are coming on the back of a magnificent victory.

ENG Key Players

Joe Root Stats vs India in Test

Joe Root Last 5 Scores in Test	Runs against IND in Test	Test Batting average vs IND	Total Test runs	Captain choice
2, 29, 91, 5, 84	2557 runs in 47 innings	60.88	11447 runs at an average of 50.00

Ben Stokes Stats vs India in Test

Ben Stokes Last 5 Test Match innings	Runs against IND in Test	Wickets against India in Test	Total Test Runs and Wickets	Vice-captain choice
70, 6, 42, 3, 51	849 runs in 32 innings	39 wickets at an average of 31.53	6193 runs and 197 wickets

Who will win 2nd Test between India and England?

Despite missing several key players, India certainly enter as the favorites to claim the victory, and level the series.
Tom Hartley was the standout bowler for England in the first Test, picking up seven wickets in the second innings to setup the victory.
Ollie Pope’s brilliant knock of 196 put the Indian bowlers under tremendous pressure. The English batters will hope to continue with their aggressive intent.