India-England second test match begins in Vizag today; India win toss opt to bat

The second test of the 5-match series between India and England will be played in Visakhapatnam today,match will begin at 9:30 AM. Indian spinners will aim for an improved show in this game as the ACA-VDCA ground is expected to be a rank turner. 

India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the second cricket Test against England here today.India have made two changes, bringing in opener KL Rahul in place of Gautam Gambhir, while Jayant Yadav will be making his debut in this match. He has replaced Amit Mishra.

For England, James Anderson returns in place of Chris Woakes, who has been left out as part of the rotating/management of the quick bowlers.

The first Test at Rajkot had ended in a draw. The



spinners had come under fire for a below-par show on a good batting strip and skipper Virat Kohli also expressing his displeasure about the pitch.Opener Gautam Gambhir's place in the side is under scanner after his poor show in the last game, with Kohli making it clear that Lokesh Rahul is the team's first choice opener who comes back into the side.

Teams:

India: KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav.

England: Alastair Cook (capt), Haseeb Hameed, Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Zafar Ansari, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.