Second ODI: Kuldeep Yadav Likely To Join Final Team

India and Australia shared their first ODI on Sunday in Perth. India was defeated by seven wickets. India chose to bat first and managed only 136 for nine wickets in 26 overs. Australia, having a revised target of 131 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis formula, scored it comfortably. India lost the opener of the three-match ODI series with this defeat.

In order to remain in the hunt, India need to win the second ODI, which will be held in Adelaide on Thursday. The team management is likely to make some changes in order to enhance performance.

Top-Order Situation

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma returned to ODI cricket after being away for seven months but failed to score in the first match with 0 and 8 respectively. The duo will remain a part of the playing XI for the second ODI even though they performed badly.

Bowling Adjustments

There will be some changes in the bowling line-up. Kuldeep Yadav, who has been rested in the first ODI, is likely to be called in for the second match. He can take the place of Washington Sundar or Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Harshit Rana, who struggled with bat and ball equally in the first game, can be anticipated to be omitted for Prasidh Krishna. These changes are meant to prepare India's bowling to confront the batting of Australia.

Squad Availability

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel are part of the ODI squad but won't receive a game unless there are any injuries. The team management seems to be willing to play with veteran players for this decisive game.