After suffering a shocking loss in the opening Test in Hyderabad, Team India will be under pressure to mark a comeback in the series with a win in IND vs ENG 2nd Test, starting on February 2 in Visakhapatnam.
Fans and pundits are anticipating a rank turner in Vizag to give Indian spinners advantage. Amid the speculations, the first look of the Vizag pitch is out and it gives a hint of being a low turner.
The pitch has a light brown texture which suggests that the spinners will be in the game from Day 1.
It is also important to note that the pitch is likely to be exposed to the sun to make it more spin-friendly. With England spinners setting up a miraculous win in the opening game, the visitors would not be too concerned seeing this
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Notably, Team India will be without KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, who have been ruled out of the Vizag Test due to injuries.
While Jadeja sustained a hamstring injury on Day 4 of the first Test, Rahul complained of right quadriceps pain.
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