England claimed a five-wicket win in the first Test to take a 1–0 lead in the series. Ahead of the second Test, Ben Stokes chose to bat first after winning the toss. India have three all-rounders in their playing XI. They aim to strengthen both their batting and bowling departments to bounce back in the series.
Washington Sundar adds depth to both batting and bowling. Nitish Kumar Reddy comes in for Shardul Thakur, who had an underwhelming performance in Leeds. Thakur managed just two wickets for 89 runs in 16 overs and failed to contribute with the bat.
Sai Sudharsan’s Test Debut Began with a Disappointing Duck
Sai Sudharsan’s Test debut began with a disappointing duck, getting caught behind off a delivery down the leg side. He showed some promise in the second innings, scoring 30 off 48 balls. However, his omission from the second Test isn’t due to performance, but to add an extra spinner in the lineup.
Fans React as Sai Sudharsan, Shardul Thakur Omitted from India’s Playing XI for 2nd Test
Why give a Test debut to Sai Sudharsan if he was going to be dropped after 1 match?? It's not like He is injured. pic.twitter.com/LlbdXBzTTJ
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) July 2, 2025— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 2, 2025
-Sai Sudharsan dropped for no reason -Kuldeep is yet to get a gameGambhir era not holding back ? pic.twitter.com/SVYXj1dPkd
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) July 2, 2025— Ben Jones (@benjonescricket) July 2, 2025
You should be slapped if you drop a player after one bad game.This is injustice to Sai Sudharsan.No clarity on Karun Nair role as well.Why so much panic after playing the first test well for the first 4 days!!
— Enaam (@iamenaam) July 2, 2025— MANU. (@IMManu_18) July 2, 2025
They should've kept Shardul Thakur is what i feel.
— ; (@PelDugaBC) July 2, 2025— Rohit Ghosh (@rohitghosh123) July 2, 2025
Gambhir is a bloody fool. Karun ahead of Sai? No Kuldeep? Disgrace.
— Jaggs (@jaggstalkssport) July 2, 2025Also read: Mohammed Shami's HASIN JAHAN commercialised
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