The second match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham from Wednesday. There is a lot of talk about changes in the Indian team after the defeat in Leeds. Assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate himself has also talked about this. In such a situation, two changes can be seen in the Indian playing-11 at Edgbaston. Jasprit Bumrah can be rested under workload management, while Shardul Thakur can also be dropped. In their place, any two of Nitish Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, and Arshdeep Singh can enter. Deshkate had described the strategy of going with two spinners as correct. On the other hand, England announced their playing-11 on Monday itself. Coach Brendon McCullum and the team management have not tampered with the winning combination. The same team will play that played in Leeds. Except for Bumrah, the other bowlers could not do wonders.

Actually, after the five-wicket loss to England in Leeds, it was said that Bumrah would be played in only three Tests. In such a situation, he can be given a chance in the next Test after resting him in this Test. After taking five wickets in the first innings in Leeds, he could not take any wickets in the second innings. After the defeat, coach Gambhir had said that there would be no change in the strategy of Bumrah playing three Tests. It will be interesting to see whether the Indian team comes with two spinners in Edgbaston, gives a chance to the three main fast bowlers, or makes a combination of both. Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna also could not make any mark in the last Test. Prasidh proved to be quite expensive, while Siraj had to struggle for wickets in the second innings. In such a situation, the team management can also consider giving a chance to Akash Deep in place of one of them. Akash is an expert in swing and seam, and he can prove useful in Edgbaston. However, Siraj and Prasidh have experience, and the team management would not want to take the risk of keeping a completely new bowling line-up in the absence of Bumrah.

India is almost certain to take the field with two spinners.
If the team management plays two spinners, then Kuldeep is sure to play in place of Bumrah. In such a situation, Jadeja and Kuldeep will play the role of spinners, while the responsibility of fast bowling will be on Siraj and Prasidh. At the same time, Nitish Reddy can be given a chance in place of Shardul Thakur, and he can play the role of the third fast bowler. However, if the team management does not agree to keep two spinners, then either Arshdeep or Akash Deep can be played in place of Bumrah, who will be seen supporting Siraj and Prasidh. However, Deshkate himself has admitted that Kuldeep was missed in the first Test. In such a situation, India will certainly play with two spinners. Jadeja scored a century in the India-England Test played at Edgbaston in 2022. His experience can come in handy. In such a situation, the team would not want to take the risk of replacing him with Washington Sundar. However, Deshkate had said- We want to maintain the depth of batting, as well as maintain the balance of the team. All three of our spinners are bowling very well. Vashi (Washington Sundar) is batting very well. So now it is just to decide which combination we choose.'

Two spinners and three fast bowlers can play with this strategy.

When India toured Australia last year, Nitish batted brilliantly. Then it was said to send him at number four. However, Shubman Gill has made number four his own. Sai Sudarshan at number three and Karun Nair at number six had a poor performance. In such a situation, the team management can also consider promoting Nitish by keeping one of these two. With this, India will be able to play an additional bowler. In this situation, whoever plays between Sudarshan and Karun can be sent at number three, and then Nitish can come at number six. With this lineup, India can play with a combination of three fast bowlers and two spinners. Then any two spinners from Jadeja, Sundar, and Kuldeep can be seen playing, and three fast bowlers can also play. The Indian team management has a lot of brainstorming to do and many questions have to be answered, but India will certainly have to make a comeback. Another defeat will put Team India in danger of losing the series.

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