Team India will take on West Indies in the second and final Test of the series starting in Port of Spain from Thursday, July 20 in Trinidad. The second game is the 100th Test match between India and West Indies and being a historic game, the home team would be looking to do better, if not win, than the opening game where they suffered a comprehensive defeat. Rohit Sharma and the company within three days. The visitors’ game was perfect and they will be hoping to repeat their heroics for Dominica in this historic game.
It was to the advantage of a slightly different looking Indian team as debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal made the most of all chances to score a brilliant 171. Skipper Rohit Sharma played well and the new opening pair would hope to continue the same momentum in the second game as well. spotlight will be on Shubman Gill For more reasons than one. Outside Asia, Gill’s form hasn’t been great, scoring only 94 runs in 7 innings and batting at a new position, the 23-year-old might take some time to get used to.
However, it seems that the team is ready to give Gill a longer stint at his preferred position. former captain Virat Kohli Looked in good shape and was determined to play longer in the first Test as vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, who has been reinstated in the role, will be expected to make a big score after being dismissed cheaply. Captain Rohit’s pre-match presser suggests that Ishan Kishan will retain his spot after opening the account on the 20th ball of his innings on debut. Ravindra Jadeja And R Ashwin would form two formidable all-rounder forces with both ball and bat. While most of the squad is going to remain the same, the pace attack could see some changes or maybe just one change.
With a lot of white-ball cricket, especially ODIs fast approaching in a World Cup year, the team management can rest Mohammed Siraj as he has been exceptional in the 50-over format this year. Hence, the team cannot afford to take a risk and this may open up opportunities for Mukesh Kumar, who has been picked in all the three teams for India.
Jaydev Unadkat He went wicketless in both the innings of the first Test but since the West Indies are not much of a threat, the left-arm pacer may get another game. Rest of the line-up is likely to remain the same.
India’s probable XI for the second Test: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur/Navdeep Saini, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammad Siraj