IND vs ENG: How did India do at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam in previous Test matches? | Cricket News

With India getting beaten in the first Test against England in Hyderabad. The hosts did lose the first Test in the last series when the Three Lions last toured India in 2021 however, The Men in Blue made a resounding comeback in the series later and won it 3-1 eventually. Now all eyes are on the second Test in Visakhapatnam if India can level the series.
Let us have a look at India’s Test record in Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium Visakhapatnam.
India played two Test matches at this venue and has won both the games. The first of which came against England in 2016 and the second one was in 2019 against South Africa.
Summary of game against England
India thrashed England 246 runs in 2016. Virat Kohli who will miss the first two Tests of the ongoing series for personal reasons was the Man Of the Match in the game back then. The Indian number four scored a sublime 167 in the first innings and followed up it with a valuable 81 in the second innings while the ball was turning square.
In addition to Kohli, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a vital contribution in the Test match. The veteran spinner picked up five wickets in the first innings to help India give a massive lead and chipped in with three wickets in the second innings to see India take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Summary of game against South Africa
In the second game against South Africa, the hosts thrashed them 206 runs. Opener Rohit Sharma scored centuries in both innings coming in as opener. In the first innings, he made a mammoth 176 and in the second one, he scored a counter-attacking 127. Once again Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers in the match with eight wickets in the match.
While India has an unbeaten record at this venue injuries to Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul will be a huge blow for the side this time.
India squad for 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Saurabh Kumar.
England’s squad remains unchanged.