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IND vs SL LIVE: Axar Or Siraj? Jasprit Bumrah keeps cards close to his chest as India prepare for Pink Ball Test – Follow live updates
Bengaluru pitch: This will be the first Pink Ball Test in Bengaluru with the pink SG ball working in a different manner than the red cherry. As Bengaluru pitches have historically favoured batsmen on the first three days and then spinners in the last two, it could continue with the tradition. But the hard lacquer on the pink SG ball could be the differentiator.
Unlike the Ahmedabad pitch, the surface in Bengaluru is made of red soil and could enable fast bowlers in the first two days before the cracks open up. With a temperature of around 30 degrees, the cracks could open up sooner. However, the other factor will be the breeze in the afternoon. As the match will be a day-night affair and Bengaluru have evenings with a lot of breeze, it could help the seamers swing the ball.
IND vs SL LIVE: Axar Or Siraj? Jasprit Bumrah keeps cards close to his chest as India prepare for Pink Ball Test – Follow live updates
Axar Patel or Mohd Siraj? – Axar Patel use the red soil in Ahmedabad to his full advantage with deliveries that skid on the surface. In Bengaluru, that could be different. Mohd Siraj may have an advantage as he has played a lot of matches at M Chinnaswamy Stadium for his IPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore. He understands the conditions better than Patel.
India Playing XI 2nd Test:
1. Rohit Sharma (C)
2. Mayank Agarwal/ Shubman Gill
3. Hanuma Vihari
4. Virat Kohli
5. Rishabh Pant (WK)
6. Shreyas Iyer
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Ravichandran Ashwin
9. Axar Patel / Mohammed Siraj
10. Mohammed Shami
11. Jasprit Bumrah
IND vs SL LIVE: Axar Or Siraj? Jasprit Bumrah keeps cards close to his chest as India prepare for Pink Ball Test – Follow live updates
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IND vs SL LIVE: Axar Or Siraj? Jasprit Bumrah keeps cards close to his chest as India prepare for Pink Ball Test – Follow live updates
Who will open with Rohit Sharma? – In KL Rahul’s absence, Mayank Agarwal got a chance ahead of Shubman Gill in the 1st match in Mohali. Despite a good start, he fell for 33. While he looks set to open with Rohit again considering his familiarity with the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the team management might give Shubman Gill a go.
Shubman has been touted as a long-term replacement in the middle-order and Rahul6 Dravid might be interested in giving him an opportunity, benching Shreyas Iyer, who has been in good form. Hanuma Vihari may be shifted to No 6 with Shubman Gill at No 3.
IND vs SL LIVE: Axar Or Siraj? Jasprit Bumrah keeps cards close to his chest as India prepare for Pink Ball Test – Follow live updates
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