Harbhajan Singh names his Playing 11 for 2nd Test vs England, wants Sarfaraz Khan to bat at this position

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Harbhajan Singh has named India playing eleven for the second Test against England, and suggested that Sarfaraz Khan should be made to bat at number five. He has also reckoned that India should play with one pacer if a turning surface is prepared.

Notably, Sarfaraz Khan was included in the second Test in Visakhapatnam after KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja were ruled out because of their respective injuries. Virat Kohli is also unavailable due to personal reasons.

"I think Sarfaraz should be played at No. 5. He has been scoring a lot of runs in domestic cricket and even for India A in the matches against England Lions," Harbhajan said on his YouTube channel.

Further, Harbhajan Singh stated that Kuldeep Yadav should play in the eleven as the fourth spinner and replace Mohammed Siraj in case a turning surface has been prepared. In that case, Jasprit Bumrah has found a place as the only India pacer for the second Test.

"In No. 11, it should be Kuldeep Yadav. He has the variations and he can also turn the ball in both directions. Recently, his performance was extremely good in the World Cup. If the team wants to add an extra spinner, the team should go with Kuldeep Yadav. If the wicket has something, play Siraj but if you think that it is a turning track, play Kuldeep as the fourth spinner," Harbhajan explained.

Harbhajan Singh's India playing XI for second Test match against England: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, KS Bharat, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav/Mohammed Siraj