Our recommended Captain and Vice Captain picks for IND vs ENG
Top Fantasy Picks - All Rounders for IND vs ENG
Ben Stokes is in a purple patch currently having scored 461 runs and scalping 12 wkts in his last 5 Tests; i.e. an average of 90+ runs and 2+ wickets per match
Moeen Ali could replace Dom Bess as he has a great record both vs India as well as in India; in India he has played 5 Tests scoring 381 runs (icludes a century at Chennai) and scalping 10 wkts
Ravi Ashwin has taken 22 wickets in just 3 Tests at his home ground, Chennai and also in his last 5 Tests he has taken 23 wikcets which proves he also is in form
Top Fantasy Picks - Bowlers for IND vs ENG
Jasprit Bumrah will be an in-form pick as he has taken 4, 3, 6, 2 and 5 wickets respectively in his last 5 Tests
Jack Leach has a great bowling record in Asia as in his 6 matches here he has picked up 6 (1st Test of this series), 4, 6, 5, 8 & 5 wickets respectively
Stuart Broad has picked up 6, 10, 6, 4, 3 and 3 wickets in his 6 matches respectively since professional cricket has resumed post lockdown (i.e. July 2020)
Top Fantasy Picks - Batsmen and keepers for IND vs ENG
Cheteshwar Pujara is looking solid and has scored 88, 81 and 127 runs in his last 3 Tests
Joe Root is in the for of his life scoring 258, 197 & 229 runs in his last 3 Tests which includes 2 double centuries and a century
Rishabh Pant should be the first choice wicket keeper to be picked as he has scored at least 100 runs in each of his last 3 Tests; also he averages 71.50 at home in Tests
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India vs England 2nd Test, Insights
Matches played: 123
IND won: 26
ENG won: 48
Draw: 49
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Pitch Behavior: Batting friendly
Avg. 1st innings score: 458 (last 5 Tests)
Win-rate batting first: 20% (last 10 Tests)
Pace/Spin: The pitch is best suited for Spinners
Squads
India
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Agarwal, Wriddhiman Saha
England
Joe Root (c), Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Daniel Lawrence, Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Moeen Ali, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, Ben Foakes (wk), Olly Stone