After an historical victory of 31 runs over Aussies , visitors are in high spirits. In the series in which four test matches will be played, the Indian team has taken a 1-0 lead. The second Test for the visitors, will not be a cakewalk. Two more players in the team are suffering from injury. Thus a total of three players have been injured and out of this test match. It is really bad for Indian squad.
India's most prominent spinner Ashwin, has an abdominal strain. The left-side abdominal strain has ruled him out from the most important second test. The outstanding opening batsman Rohit Sharma is suffering from back pain. That is the reason why Rohit Sharma will not take the field in the second test. Both players are going under treatment so that they will be fit for third Test match.While Pritvi shaw is recovering from his injury, he might be fit before third Test.
The absence of both leading players may affect the team performance. It might become hurdle in the way of victory. However in place of these three players , BCCI has selected Hanuma Vihari, Ravindra Jadeja and Umesh Yadav in the 13 member team.
Hanuma is a novice in International cricket and hence it will quite difficult for him to adjust on the fast pitches and add good runs on the scoreboard of India. Ravindra Jadeja has been called in place of Ravichandran Ashwin. He will lead the spin department for the visitors.
The pitch at the Perth stadium is well known for it’s speed and bounce. In this case, The Aussies are trying to strengthen their pace attack so as to make life difficult for the visitors. In this case, the non-appearance of Ashwin may not affect the performance of the Indian team as much as the hosts think. Skipper Kohli also retains firm belief in his pacers. This is what he told the media In this scenario, playing four pacers in the team will not really be as surprise to anyone. Even the pitch curators have admitted that they have been told to make sure that the pitches are bouncy and fast. The absence of Rohit may be trouble for the Indian team because Hanuma is not as experienced as Rohit
The second Test match will start on Friday. It is interesting to see how visitors will face the pace attack of Australian pacers. Australia is prominent for their fast attack in the cricketing world. Jasprit and Bhuvaneshwer`s dual combination is something that the Indian fans will look forward to..
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