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India pacer Jasprit Bumrah bowls during training on Wednesday. Getty Images
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England captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum during practice ahead of the second Test against India in Visakhapatnam. Getty Images
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England batsman Joe Root during training at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Getty Images
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England batsman Jonny Bairstow with batting coach Marcus Trescothick. Getty Images
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Spinner Shoaib Bashir joined the England squad after visa delay. Getty Images
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Sarfaraz Khan, second left, has been added to India's squad for the second Test. Getty Images
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India captain Rohit Sharma talks to coach Rahul Dravid in Visakhapatnam. Getty Images
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India pacer Jasprit Bumrah bowls during training on Wednesday. Getty Images
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England captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum during practice ahead of the second Test against India in Visakhapatnam. Getty Images
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England batsman Joe Root during training at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Getty Images
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England batsman Jonny Bairstow with batting coach Marcus Trescothick. Getty Images
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Spinner Shoaib Bashir joined the England squad after visa delay. Getty Images
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Sarfaraz Khan, second left, has been added to India's squad for the second Test. Getty Images
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India captain Rohit Sharma talks to coach Rahul Dravid in Visakhapatnam. Getty Images
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India pacer Jasprit Bumrah bowls during training on Wednesday. Getty Images
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