The second match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played at Lord’s Historic Stadium from 12 August. Both teams have been plagued by player injuries. Shardul Thakur will miss Team India’s second Test, but Stuart Broad has been ruled out of the entire Test series due to injury. In such a situation, the big question before the captain is Virat Kohli. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer and commentator Akash Chopra has picked Team India playing XI for the Lord’s Test. Akash Ravichandran has given Ashwin a chance to replace Shardul.
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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Akash said Ravichandran Ashwin should be replaced by Shahdul Thakur. Explaining the reason behind this, Akash said Indian batting was weak due to Shardul’s absence and that if a specialist were to feed a fast bowler in his place, India would have to shoulder the burden. The former cricketer said Ashwin would be a good choice to replace Shardul. It was not in favor of Akash Ishant Sharma being included in Playing XI. He said that Mohammad Siraj had bowled well in the first Test and looking at it, it was not right to keep this fast bowler out of the team.
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The former opener said India did not need to change the batting order. While Mayank Agarwal is available for selection, KL Rahul should be the only opener, he said. Ishant Sharma’s record at the Lord’s is impressive and he was instrumental in the team’s victory in 2014. The first Test match in India and England is drawn by rain.
Akash Chopra playing XI Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Siraj, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Shami.
