Eden Gardens is set to host the second ODI between India and Australia but there are high chances of heavy rain, with India already leading the series, a washout would further make it difficult for Australia, as they have no option but rack up consecutive wins to order to clinch the series.
If rain does not play the spoilsport then India would ensure to make amends to their rare top-order collapse in the series opener while the Australian, who struggled against the spinners will look to handle the new spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Chahal with more conviction.
In terms of team news, India’s only question lies in their middle, will they stick with Manish Pandey, who was dismissed for a duck in Chennai or they go with KL Rahul as for Australia Peter Handscomb might feature for the Kangaroos as he has the ability to score quickly.
India (probable): 1 Ajinkya Rahane, 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 Manish Pandey/KL Rahul, 5 Kedar Jadhav, 6 MS Dhoni (wk), 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Yuzvendra Chahal, 11 Jasprit Bumrah
Australia (probable): 1 David Warner, 2 Travis Head, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 Peter Handscomb, 5 Glenn Maxwell, 6 Marcus Stoinis, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 James Faulkner, 9 Nathan Coulter-Nile, 10 Pat Cummins, 11 Adam Zampa