India vs England 2nd test: India has taken steps towards victory on the second day of the second Test against England. India scored a huge score of 587 runs on Thursday, the second day of the match. This is India’s highest score in the history of Edgbaston. Captain Shubman Gill played an outstanding innings of 269 runs for India. After the Indian batsmen, the bowlers also showed an amazing performance. Akash Deep and Mohammad Siraj performed brilliantly and reduced England’s score to 77 runs for 3 wickets. Indian fans are now smelling victory. Now, Team India has to do just one thing. England has to score around 300 runs in the first innings. After this, the host team is sure to surrender.
When the game starts on the third day of the Edgbaston Test, Joe Root and Harry Brook will come forward to extend England’s innings. This is such a pair of the English team, from which the British have great expectations. Joe Root is the root of English batting. England sees its future in Harry Brook. Brook has made his mark in the world in a very short time. Harry Brook, who is dedicated to English cricket, left the IPL this year only because he wanted to focus on the ODI and Test formats. The English board soon rewarded him for this and made Brook their ODI captain.
The Joe Root-Harry Brook pair has to be broken quickly.
There is no doubt that the English team is more dependent on Joe Root and Harry Brook than their captain. India also knows this very well. The first task in the planning of the Indian team will be to break the pair of these two as soon as possible. Once this pair breaks, captain Ben Stokes will come to the crease, who is not in very good form. Stokes was seen struggling in the first Test.
England has to be stopped under 300 runs.
The Indian team would like to take two or three wickets before the lunch break on the third day of the match. If the team succeeds in this, it will mean that England loses 5-6 wickets before 200 runs are scored. After this, it will not take long for the host team to be buried under the mountain of 557 runs. If India takes two or three wickets before the lunch break, then it can bowl England out for around 300 runs. If this happens, India will get a lead of 270-280 runs.
Follow-on or bat again?
Will India give England a follow-on if it gets the chance? Former cricketer Varun Aaron replied to this question on Sony Sports, ‘Yes, it should be given. If India bowls out England on the third day, then it should be given a follow-on. After this, India’s two spinners can bowl out the English quickly.’ However, many other cricketers believe that India would prefer to bat again instead of giving a follow-on. This will give rest to the bowlers. India will try to score around 200 runs quickly after taking a big lead and give England a target of around 500 runs. Amidst all this, the effort will be that the Indian bowlers also have the opportunity to bowl 130-140 overs, so that time does not become an obstacle in the way of victory.