In Pics: Virat Kohli-led India prepares for second Test against England in London

The Virat Kohli-led India squad on Tuesday (August 10) started preparing for the upcoming second Test against England at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London.

Opening batsman Mayank Agarwal also returned to the nets after having missed out on the first Test due to concussion.

The first Test between India and England ended in a draw after rain played spoilsport on the final day of the Test. The visitors looked set for victory, needing 157 runs to win on the final day, with nine wickets in hand, but the weather gods had something else in mind.

Now, India and their frontline batsmen will have history against them when they take on England in the second Test in London at Lord's from Thursday.

India have won only two of the 18 Test matches they have played at the venue, considered to be the home of Test cricket. The last of their victories came on the 2014 tour, 28 years after their first win in 1986.

India's top batsmen, skipper Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara don't have a flattering record at the venue, where the slope can have great impact and affect a batsman's stance.

Kohli, Pujara and Rahane have played two Tests each at Lord's. While No. 4 batsman Kohli averages 16.25, No. 3 batsman Pujara averages 22.25. Rahane is a shade better with 34.75 thanks to a century he scored in 2014.

There has been only one century from the six outings made by India's top three batsmen and that came off Rahane's bat in 2014.

India will also have to look at their bowling combination. It is likely that India may go in with four seamers and one spinner in the Test match as Kohli has made it clear.