Ishant Got A Chance To Replace Shardul In Team India Before England Won The Toss.
Key Sentence:
- The second match of this five-Test series between India and England is played at Lord's Cricket Ground.
- In which England decided to bowl before winning the toss.
However, after winning the toss, the rain-delayed the start of the match. At present, Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma are batting. Click here to see the scoreboard of the game.
As it rained in London on Thursday morning, it is being speculated that the weather will be cloudy on Thursday as well. India captain Virat Kohli has replaced the injured Shardul in the playing XI with Ishant Sharma.
Bumrah's comeback in Test format, included in the top-10
Indian fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah has been included in the list of top-10 Test bowlers after his stellar performance in the first Test next England at Trent Bridge. Bumrah took 9 for 110 in the first Test. He has passed up of 10th to 9th position in the Test bowlers' rankings.
Bumrah was in the top-3 in September 2019
Bumrah has also been a part of the top-10 list for the first time. In September 2019, it was ranked career-best third place. Bumrah is now ranked 9th with 760 points. Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has become the world's No. 1 Test bowler with 908 points. Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is in second place with 856 points.
The possible playing of both teams-11
India: Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohammad Siraj, Mohammad Shami, and Jaspreet Bumrah
England: Joe Root (capt), Dominic Sibley, Rory Burns, Moin Ali, Johnny Bairstow, Daniel Lawrence, Jose Butler (wicketkeeper), Sam Karan, Mark Wood, Shakib Mahmood, and Oli Robinson.
Source from Divyabhashkar