India win toss, bat in second Test against England
Indian captain Virat Kohli received the toss about Saturday and opted to bat on the next Test against England on Chennai because they bid to level the four-match series in front of returning fans.
Kohli said that it had been a "great toss to win... Day one will be very good for batting and we expect the pitch to receive roughed up drastically from time two onwards."
All-rounder Axar Patel can make his debut for the hosts, who have left out spinners Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Nadeem.
Wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav makes the side, while fast-bowler Jasprit Bumrah provides been rested to come to be replaced by Mohammed Siraj.
England captain Joe Root said bowling earliest will be an "opportunity to take early wickets."
England left out first Check heroes James Anderson and Dom Bess, attracting Olly Stone to spouse Stuart Broad in England's rate attack while Moeen Ali will share spin obligations with Jack Leach.
India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj
England: Joe Root (capt), Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Daniel Lawrence, Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes, Moeen Ali, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, Olly Stone
Umpires: Nitin Menon (IND), Virender Sharma (IND)
Tv set Umpire: Anil Chaudhary (IND)
Meet Referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
