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The second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will start at 9:30 am tomorrow. This is a day-night match, which will be played with pink ball in Adelaide. Despite winning the first Test, India will make more changes in its playing-11 than Australia.
Captain Rohit Sharma has joined the team after the birth of his second child. Whereas Shubhman Gill has recovered from injury. Both the players will play the second test. The answer to the question of who will get a chance as a spin and pace all-rounder has not been found yet. Know India’s possible playing-11 for the second test in the story.
Who will replace Rohit-Shubman? Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are permanent members of playing-11. Both will replace Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel. In the first test, Padikkal came at number-3 and Jurel at number-6. Shubman can play at number-3 in the second test.
Rohit can play in middle order Yashasvi Jaiswal will open, but KL Rahul increased the problems for the management by batting brilliantly in the first test in front of the new ball. After his batting, the chances of captain Rohit playing in the middle order have increased. Even in the practice match against PM-11, Rohit came in the middle order, while Rahul opened.
There are more chances of Rahul opening with Yashasvi. Whereas Rohit can land at number-5. Virat Kohli will be at number-4 and Rishabh Pant will be at number-6. Now all-rounder Nitish Reddy can land at number-7. He came at number-8 in the first test.
Only one spinner will get a chance India’s only spinner in Perth was Washington Sundar, although he did not get much chance to bat. Ravichandran Ashwin’s record in Adelaide is excellent, he has taken 16 wickets in 3 Tests here. Which includes 3 or more wickets in an innings 4 times. On the last tour, he had sent Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne to the pavilion. He was also seen bowling for a long time during net practice.
If the team management goes on the basis of past records then it is certain for Ashwin to play. He can also bat. If he does not play then Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja are the remaining 2 options. Whichever player gets a chance, he will bat at number 8.
Harshit-Aakash battle for third pacer Harshit Rana, who bowled Travis Head in the first Test, impressed in the practice match. Therefore his chances of playing have increased. Akash Deep also bowled well in net practice, there is a fight between the two players as to who will be the third pacer. Vice captain Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj will be the remaining 2 pacers.
See India’s Possible-11 in graphic
Australia forced to make a change While Team India is going to make 2 to 3 changes, Kangaroo team will make only one change even after losing the first test. That too under compulsion. Josh Hazlewood, who spent runs at an economy of less than 2 in the first Test, is injured. In such a situation, Scott Boland will get a chance in his place. Apart from this, there will be no other change in the playing-11.