India vs England 2020-21: Virat Kohli trains hard ahead of 2nd Test (See pictures)
FollowIndia is locking horns against England for the Anthony de Mello Trophy in a four-Test series. Having lost the opening Test in Chennai, India would aim to bounce back in the second Test. Skipper Virat Kohli is under pressure to perform, as he is training hard ahead of the Test.
Host India faces a tough challenge in pursuit of its defence of the Anthony de Mello Trophy, as it prepares to take on England in the second Test, at the MA Chidambaram (Chepauk) Stadium in Chennai, on Saturday. India already trails 0-1 after losing the opening Test at the same venue.
Meanwhile, the pressure would not just be on the entire team to fare well, but also on skipper Virat Kohli. It is also being rumoured that Kohli could lose his captaincy if India fails to win this Test.
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Meanwhile, Kohli has left no stones unturned, as he is sweating it out hard at nets with the bat. Although he scored 83 runs in the first Test, he would need to do better in the second.
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He also worked on his fielding during the training session. He shared a couple of his training pictures on Instagram, as he captioned it, "The work goes on 👊👊".
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Probable XI
India: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma
England: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Dan Lawrence, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ben Foakes (wk), Chris Woakes/Olly Stone, Ollie Pope, Dominic Bess/Moeen Ali, Jack Leach and Stuart Broad.
Match details
Date and day: February 13, 2021 (Saturday)
Venue: MA Chidambaram (Chepauk) Stadium, Chennai
Time: 9:30 AM IST
Where to watch (TV): Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Hindi (Also available in HD, along with regional languages)
Where to watch (Online): Hotstar
