Team India is set to take on Australia in the IND vs AUS 2nd Test to be played in Adelaide. The visitors have taken an early lead in the series, but they cannot take the Aussies lightly in their own den. Given the IND vs. AUS 2nd Test will be a day/night affair, will Ravichandran Ashwin play in IND vs. AUS 2nd Test? Let us check all the possibilities.
Will R Ashwin play in IND vs AUS 2nd Test?
If Ravichandran Ashwin has to play in the IND vs. AUS 2nd Test match, then he can ideally replace Washington Sundar in the squad. Sundar’s selection ahead of R. Ashwin came as a surprise to many. No doubt that Sundar edged Ashwin to become India’s best spinner in the home series against New Zealand. And Ashwin looked a bit out of it.
Speaking about Sundar’s performance in the IND vs AUS 1st Test match, he scored four runs and scalped no wickets in the first innings. In the second innings, Sundar amassed 29 runs and scalped two wickets of Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc.
Speaking about Ravichandran Ashwin, the veteran spinner bagged four wickets in the 2021 Pink Ball Test in Adelaide, which included the wickets of Travis Head and Steven Smith, and helped India get a lead in the first innings. The off-spinner also played a significant role in India’s sensational comeback in the MCG Test. Ashwin also has a brilliant record against three left-handed batters in Australia’s line up including Head, Usman Khawaja, and Alex Carey.
It must be mentioned that team India is eyeing the World Test Championship final berth. It remains to be seen whether team India will make multiple changes in their winning XI from the first Test match, with Rohit Sharma set to lead team India in the IND vs AUS 2nd Test.
