IND vs ENG 2nd Test: India Could Go Spin Heavy With Rahul Chahar, Bring In Mohammed Siraj

The 227-run loss in the first Test to England may prompt the Indian team management to make changes in the bowling line-up. But with left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja out injured due to a fractured thu

By playing Axar with Ashwin and Sundar though, India will again be devoid of playing a wrist spinner something they have lacked in the recent past. Kohli had initially backed Yadav because there were no other quality wrist spinners who could play top-level cricket for India.

India's experiment with leg-spinners since Anil Kumble's retirement has failed. Karn Sharma and Amit Sharma haven't clicked. A ray of hope has arisen with Rajasthan leg-spinner Rahul Chahar, who is also in the reserves like Nadeem.

India can throw Chahar, 21, who has played just one T20 International for India, in the deep end, considering that this team management isn't averse to playing T20 specialists in Test cricket as they did with Sundar in Australia.

Chahar has played 17 first-class matches for Rajasthan and picked 69 wickets with seven five-wicket hauls.

The team management can therefore play Ashwin, Axar, and Chahar in the spin attack. They may push Sundar up the order as a batsman, probably replacing Rohit Sharma at the top, although Kohli had said ahead of the first Test that the Sharma-Shubman Gill duo at the top will be tried for the entire series.

The team management may also rest Ishant Sharma, who took his 300th wicket in the first Test, and play pace bowler Mohammed Siraj, who impressed on his debut tour of Australia by hitting consistent lengths.

Siraj was impressive by hitting the right spots, especially on the Brisbane wicket, and bowled the most number of overs by an Indian bowler in the series -- 134.1 -- and was India's highest wicket-taker with 13 scalps.