India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first against Ben Stokes-led England in the second Test match of the five-game series at YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Friday.
The second Test between 'Bazball' and India spinners will begin in Visakhapatnam on Friday, with hosts finding themselves in a similar position as they did almost four years ago.
England on Thursday announced their playing XI for the second Test of the five-match series against India with veteran pacer James Anderson making a return to the team in place of Mark Wood
India batting coach Vikram Rathour backed Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer who have struggled to put runs on the board recently ahead of the second Test against England.
Following a victory against Australia in the second Test match on Sunday, West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Joshua Da Silva said that he is feeling phenomenal.
Following West Indies' historic 8-run win over Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday, the Caribbean pacer Kemar Roach heaped praise on Shamar Joseph's stellar bowling spell of 7/68 in 11.5 overs and called it the "best" he has ever seen.