IND vs ENG 2nd Test Preview: Pitch, Weather Report, Head To Head, Probable 11, Streaming Details. Following a disappointing opening match in the Sachin-Anderson Trophy, India will hope to bounce back in the 2nd Test at Edgbaston on July 2nd, 2025. Captain Shubman Gill, who is still developing into his new role, will look for more verve from his top order following their collapse at Headingley.
Jaiswal, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant, and captain Gill looked in good touch. Prasidh Krishna will lead the Indian bowling attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. They’ll be looking for changes to their playing XI too. Kuldeep Yadav is likely to come in to exploit any spin and Arshdeep Singh as the left-arm pace option.
Joe Root’s unbeaten century and their Bazball ethos made short work of India in the first Test. The batting unit wants to continue the similar momentum led by Zak Crawley and Harry Brook. The pace attack is beginning to find its rhythm with Woakes and Overton despite injury issues.
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With conditions generally supporting swing at Edgbaston in the earlier stages of the Test and a generally much more even surface than Leeds, both teams will be looking for tactical changes to get ahead in the five-Test tussle.
Match Information
Fixture: India vs. England—2nd Test, Sachin-Anderson Trophy 2025
Date: July 2-6, 2025
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Time: 11:00 AM local / 3:30 PM IST
Pitch and Weather Report
Pitch: Generally great pitch for batting days 2-3, early movement for seamers. Spinners may get help on Day 5.
Weather: Pleasant with a chance of clouds but very, very little likelihood of rain interruptions. Temperature ranges from 24 to 26 degrees Celsius.
Head-to-Head at Edgbaston
Total Tests: 8
England Wins: 7
India Wins: 0
Draw: 1
Probable Playing XIs of IND vs ENG 2nd Test
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Ravindra Jadeja, Karun Nair, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh, Md Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
England: Ben Stokes (c), Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Brydon Carse, Jamie Overton, Shoaib Bashir, Ben Duckett, Josh Tongue.
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Streaming and Broadcast
TV: DD Sports, Sony Sports
Streaming: JioHotstar
