Having lost the opening Test against England in Hyderabad, Team India are trailing 0-1 in the five-match series against England.

The hosts will be desperately looking for a victory in the second Test, slated to get underway on February 2 in Visakhapatnam.

India will be missing the services of Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul in the second Test due to injuries. They are already without star batter Virat Kohli, who has opted out of the first two Tests due to personal reasons.

Sarfaraz Khan, Sourabh Kumar and Washington Sundar have been drafted into the Indian Test squad as replacements for Jadeja and Rahul. Earlier, Rajat Patidar was added to the squad as Kohli’s replacement.

With two days remaining for the Visakhapatnam Test, Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour addressed a press conference, where he acknowledged the challenge of choosing between Sarfaraz and Patidar.

Both Sarfaraz and Patidar are prolific run-getters in domestic cricket. They recently scored centuries in the four-day fixtures against England Lions to earn a place in the Test side.

"It will be a tough choice. What value they bring to the team, of course, is that they are superb players. We have seen how well they have done in domestic cricket in the last few years," Rathour said of the reinforcements during a press conference.

"So on these kinds of wickets, I think they can really add a lot of value to the team." He added, "If we have to pick just one out of them, of course, it would be tough. But, that decision will be made by Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma."

The playing XI will be decided keeping the pitch conditions in mind. "It (pitch) is difficult to predict. It will turn, maybe not from the first day, but eventually, it will turn. That's how the wicket looks like."

The batting coach highlighted the importance of learning from mistakes and keep moving forward. He also expressed confidence in the Indian players' ability to bounce back after a setback.

"There's no question of recovery. You keep learning every game that you play. Of course, we could have done better in batting, bowling and fielding. A lot of discussions and ideas are being shared, preparing well and hoping to do well in the next game," Rathour stated.

"We keep talking about our batters (not scoring enough), but India has been winning a lot of series at home. We haven't lost a series at home for 12-13 years. It means we are putting up more runs than the other teams. These are tough conditions to score runs, but I'm sure that the batters will find a way."

According to Vikram Rathour, the players don’t necessarily need coaching at the highest level and they rather should be smart enough to adapt to different situations.

"Once you come to this level, I don't think you require too much coaching. It's about reading the situations and making smarter decisions.

"As long as they are asking the right questions and receiving the right answers, there is no chance of over-coaching," he concluded.

(With PTI inputs)