India vs Australia Live Cricket Score, 2nd ODI: IND look to level series vs AUS in Adelaide; Focus remain on Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma
India (IND) vs Australia (AUS) 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score Updates: After a seven-wicket thrashing by Australia in the first ODI, Shubman Gill-led India will look to bounce back and level the series in a must-win 2nd ODI at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
After a much-anticipated wait, the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli didn’t go as planned, as both the star players failed to impress with the bat in the first ODI in Perth. Indian batters were troubled by the Australian pace attack led by Josh Hazlewood and Mitch Starc.
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KL Rahul looked in good touch and got good support from Axar Patel in the middle order. Nitish Kumar Reddy, the debutant in Perth, also played some attacking shots and looked impressive with the bat towards the fag end of the innings.
India vs Australia 2nd ODI Match Playing 11, Squad: Will Kuldeep Yadav return to side?
In bowling, the focus will be on wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who could not find a spot in the XI for the first ODI, but in Adelaide, where spinners have been effective, the Gautam Gambhir-led management could bring Kuldeep in the side in place of Harshit Rana.
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India vs Australia: With the right lengths, why Josh Hazlewood has wood over India
Josh Hazlewood dismissed Rohit Sharma for eight in the first ODI. (PHOTO: AP/BCCI)
Rohit Sharma had faced 83 balls from Josh Hazlewood before the Adelaide ODI. He had watched, dissected and studied his angles and spaces, the planes and paths, comprehended the fine margins of deviations and bounce, the little clues his action and release threw up. Yet, when he faced the 89th ball from the six-feet-five-inches tall seamer in Perth, he slipped into the familiar snare off prodding at a hard length ball with uncertain hands, everything about his terrified movements betraying him.
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