Will spin dominate second Test in Visakhapatnam?

A priest gives ‘prasad’ to India coach Anil Kumble after performing puja ahead of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Kumble would be hoping the divine blessing will help his team to dominate the Test. (PTI)

Published on: Nov 16, 2016 8:10 PM IST

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A priest gives ‘prasad’ to India coach Anil Kumble after performing puja ahead of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Kumble would be hoping the divine blessing will help his team to dominate the Test. (PTI)

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India's Ravichandran Ashwin (left) and Amit Mishra during nets at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam. England batsmen played both Ashwin and Mishra with relative ease in the drawn Rajkot Test. (AFP)

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India's captain Virat Kohli (R) gestures while giving bowling tips to Ravindra Jadeja on Wednesday. Jadeja went wicketless in England’s second innings in Rajkot. (AFP)

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India's KL Rahul dives to take a catch during training. Rahul will takeover the opener’s role from Gautam Gambhir after he recovered from his hamstring injury. (AFP)

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England's Zafar Ansari gets tips from former Pakistan ace spinner Saqlain Mushtaq. Ansari posed problems to the India batsmen in the drawn Rajkot Test. (REUTERS)

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Englands's Zafar Ansari and Adil Rashid bowl in the nets. Rashid was the best spinner on display in the drawn first Test. (REUTERS)

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England's Ben Stokes (left) tosses his broken bat as Jonny Bairstow looks on. Both were fairly comfortable against the India spinners in Rajkot and will hope to carry their good form in Visakhapatnam. (REUTERS)

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Members of England cricket team inspect the pitch. (AP)