IND vs AUS 2nd ODI: Kuldeep Yadav misses out once again; Australia field vs India | Cricket News
Leading the three-match series 1-0, Australia won the toss and decided to field in the second ODI against India at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Australia had won the series opener by 7 wickets, with 29 balls remaining, under the DLS method in a rain-affected contest in Perth.The Indian lineup is once again without Kuldeep Yadav, who had been India’s best bowler during the last two series – Asia Cup and West Indies Tests.LIVE: India vs Australia 2nd ODI in AdelaideShubman Gill-led India will look to produce a better show with the bat after producing just 136 runs in the first ODI with the top order faltering. Rohit Sharma (8), Shubman Gill (10), Virat Kohli (0), Shreyas Iyer (11) all failed to fire as India reached 45/4 on the day.Towards that effort and to level the series, India have named an unchanged outfit. “Looks like a good surface. We would have bowled as well as the pitch has been under cover for a couple of days. We’re expecting a little bit initially but happy to bat first. Hopefully the weather is good today and no stoppages. We’re going with the same team,” said Gill at the toss.In Kuldeep’s absence, India’s spin bowling duties will be helmed by Axar Patel and Washington Sundar while the seam bowling responsibilities rest on Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana. Nitish Kumar Reddy can also chip in for a few bowlers.Australia have made three changes from the playing XI that won in Perth. Alex Carey, Xavier Bartlett and Adam Zampa have come in at the expense of Josh Philippe, Nathan Ellis and Matthew Kuhnemann.“The weather played havoc in Perth but the way we stuck at it was really pleasing in. The pitch is great here. Hopefully a big crowd. An awesome opportunity to win the series,” said Australia captain Mitchell Marsh as the coin came on his side.Australia XI: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh HazlewoodIndia XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
