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On Thursday, wicketkeeper KS Bharat declared, There is no panic in the injury-hit Indian camp, asserting that the home side has made fresh plans to deal with England's attacking approach, including employing the sweep shot as and when required in the second Test here. Bharat, who will be playing in front of his home crowd, said the team has worked on its shortcomings in the series opener, in which England staged a sensational comeback to win the game by 28 runs. Led by Ollie Pope, the England batters threw the Indian spinners off their plans with a barrage of sweeps and reverse sweeps. They are set to maintain that intensity in the test beginning here on Friday.
In the pre-match press conference, Bharat said, “They really played very well. Credit to them. Ollie Pope really played good shots.”
India would be without star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and top batter K.L. Rahul due to injuries.
He added, "In our team meetings, we spoke about the things we could have done better, and yes, we certainly have a few plans. We are definitely looking at the way they went about the first game, playing some reverse. That's something we have definitely worked on.”