Indian bowlers struggling to find a rhythm in the first match should try their best to save the series against Australia in time for the second ODI on Sunday. India lost by 66 runs in the first match. How Australia has taken India’s weaknesses is a matter of concern to captain Virat Kohli and Coach Ravi Shastri.
Hardik Pandya scored 90 off 76 balls, but the match could not be won by just one spectacular innings as the 2017 Champions Trophy final. Pandya himself has admitted that he is not in a position to bowl and cannot bowl before the T20 World Cup. This is not the case with bowlers who cannot bat Kohli and cannot bowl to any top order batsman.
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On the other hand, Australia captain Aaron Finch, Steve Smith and David Warner are in excellent form, with Jasprit Bumrah and the rest of the bowlers not proving effective. Unless both Yuvvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini are declared ineligible, there is no possibility of any change in the bowling composition of the Indian team. Chahal and Saini both scored 172 runs in 20 overs. Chahal left the field after completing the spell due to injury. At the same time, Saini’s hips are extended. T Natarajan has been included as his cover. While he is out, Shardul Thakur can be replaced by Saini and Kuldeep Yadav as Chahal.
Rising star Cameron Greene is likely to be included in the Australian squad as Marcus Stonis was troubled in the first match. Both Finch and Smith suggested Green could make his debut in the ODIs. Some of the top order batsmen in India lost wickets by playing irresponsible shots. A shot by Shreyas Iyer, especially from Josh Hazelwood, is not necessary. Mayank Agarwal is also unable to withstand the extra bounce. Captain Virat Kohli has the eye of the Australian team, media and cricket fans and he wants to play big innings.
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After the first match, Kohli said, “We talked about batting after the match. We came out with positive thinking and all tried to play the same.” Could not repeat in ODIs.
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