IND Vs SA 2nd ODI Playing 11: Team India had given debut to two players in the last match. Will the team be seen doing something similar this time too?
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After a rain-hit but exciting first ODI in Lucknow India and South Africa The teams are once again face to face. This time it will win at JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. In the city of former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Team India has only one objective – to win matches and level the series. Under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan, India gave a tough competition to their stronger South Africa in the first match but missed out on just 9 runs. So will Team India have to make some changes to bridge this small gap and win?
The answer to this question is hidden in the performance of the first match and the thinking of the team management. Apart from Dhawan in the batting department, the Indian team had given opportunities to Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan and Rituraj Gaikwad in the batting department. In this, only Gaikwad was such, who was making his ODI debut. Although he could not perform as expected, but he showed the ability to stay at the crease.
Gill-Gaikwad-Ishan’s holiday?
On the other hand, Ishan Kishan, who got away from the main team in the second-tier team, could not play a big innings despite the experience of a few matches. He too must have stayed for a long time. Apart from these, young opener Shubman Gill also got away cheaply. So will someone else be included in their place? The answer to this is currently seen in ‘no’. This is because these opportunities are rarely available in Team India and when they are available, removing them on the basis of only one match is not the way of this team management at the moment.
On top of that, Gaikwad has shown good form in domestic cricket and against India A in recent times, while Gill was adjudged the best player of the last two ODI series.
What will happen to Avesh-Bishnoi?
Talking about the bowling, the fast bowling trio of Avesh Khan, Shardul Thakur and Mohammad Siraj started well. Shardul was particularly effective and also managed to take wickets. Avesh was very expensive in the last overs but a big role in this was also due to poor fielding on his balls. Although debuting leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was completely ineffective but he is in the reserve players of the T20 World Cup and hence he is sure to get frequent opportunities.
Patidar’s wait will continue
Overall, it can be said that there is no change in Team India unless there is an injury issue or rain-induced conditions. In such a situation, Washington Sundar, who comes in the team instead of Deepak Chahar, will have to wait. Along with this, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar and Mukesh Kumar will also have to wait for the debut.
IND vs SA: Probable XI for 2nd ODI
Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Rituraj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj and Ravi Bishnoi.