In Pics: India ready to bounce back against England in Vizag

India confident despite missing Kohli and others

India are "chill" and confident in their bench strength to deliver a second Test bounce-back against England in Visakhapatnam despite missing Virat Kohli and other key players.

Sarfaraz vs Patidar

Batsmen Sarfaraz Khan and Rajat Patidar are in line for Test debuts from Friday with the hosts trailing the five-match series 0-1.

Rahul, Jadeja injuries add to India's worries

Kohli pulled out of the first two Tests due to unspecified personal reasons and injuries to KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja after the opener have added to India's worries in Visakhapatnam.

'Looking to do well as a team'

"Everything is chill and everything is relaxed at the moment and looking to do well as a team. That's the message from the captain and coach. We are confident," Wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat said.

Pope's 196 turned the 1st Test on its head

India got a taste of their own medicine on home turf when England batsman Ollie Pope turned the match on its head with his 196 to blunt the Indian spinners.

India lose the first Test by 28 runs

Rohit Sharma's men flubbed a first-innings lead of 190 to lose by 28 runs on the fourth day, but Bharat said the team has kept calm.

'It's not that we don't know how to sweep, reverse sweep or pedal'

"We play a lot of cricket on these tracks. It's not that we don't know how to sweep, reverse sweep or pedal, but on that particular day depending on the situation of the team we as batters take our calls," said Bharat.

Bashir to make Test debut

England announced on Thursday that spinner Shoaib Bashir would make his Test debut in the second match of their India tour, after an injury to Jack Leach.

Anderson replaces Wood in playing XI

James Anderson, the lone quick, returns to the team to replace Mark Wood, who bowled 25 overs without a wicket in Hyderabad. The 41-year-old is 10 shy of 700 Test wickets.

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