IND vs WI 2nd Test: Big changes in Playing XI, Ravindra Jadeja out

IND vs WI 2nd Test: The Indian Team might be having some brain work to do as they gear up to face West Indies in the second Test match. India and West Indies face in a record 100th Test at Port of Spain, Trinidad as the hosts look to fight back. IND vs WI 2nd Test: Big changes in Playing XI, Ravindra Jadeja out.

Runners-up of both the previous World Test Championship finals, India began the third one with a dominant win over the hosts at Windsor Park in Dominica. As they are unbeaten against the Windies since 2002, Sharma’s men would look to keep the run going.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday ruled out drastic changes in the winning combination ahead of the second Test against the West Indies but admitted that inclement weather hasn’t helped in getting clarity about the Queens Park Oval track. India won the first Test by an innings and 141 runs and unlike earlier times, the Indian skipper had made a refreshing change by announcing Yashasvi Jaiswal’s debut and Shubman Gill’s new batting position.

“In Dominica, we had a clear idea when we saw the pitch and knew the conditions. Here we don’t have clarity as there is talk of rain, but I don’t think there will be drastic changes. But whatever conditions are available, based on that, we will make that decision,” Rohit said 48 hours before leading India to a historic 100th Test against the West Indies.

Notably, if India has to give games to the other players, getting the likes of Axar Patel and Navdeep Saini would be a good idea. Patel is considered as the next big spinning option for India after Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Ashwin and giving him some game time can help him stay fresh.

Patel played the Border Gavaskar series hosted by India earlier this year but he was not part of the World Test Championship final. Axar Patel, Navdeep Saini can get a game Notably, If India want to get him in, either Ravindra Jadeja or a pacer will have to make way. If there will be enough turn on the pitch, the Men in Blue can go with three spinners otherwise two are enough.

Notably, Saini must be given a game in all likelihood if we go by Rohit Sharma’s words. The pacer has not played a Test match for more than two years. To make him enter the team, either Jaydev Unadkat or Shardul Thakur will have to give their spots.

There shall be no changes in the batting order as the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are expected to be given longer runs in their respective places. The second match of the series will be played at Port of Spain from July 20 onwards.

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India’s Probable XI:

Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja/Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat/Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj.