The Indian team lost the second ODI match against the Australian team by ten wickets. This is one of the most humiliating losses for the Indian team. Batting first, the Indian batter put on a bizarre display of batting.
Star opener batter Shubhman Gill went to the pavilion without scoring any runs, skipper Rohit Sharma scored 13 runs, Surya Kumar Yadav scored 0, wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul went on 9 runs, and Hardik Pandya scored 1 run. Run machine just managed to score the highest total for the Indian team of 31 runs. All-rounder Jadeja and Axar tried to settle down the innings of India but couldn’t be successful, and Jadeja went to the dug-out on 16 runs. After this, Kuldeep 4, Shami 0, and Siraj 0 also could not contribute much to the team total. However, at the other end, Axar Patel is not-out on 29 runs.
Australian veteran pacer Mitchell Starc showed an impressive bowling performance and took the wickets of 5 Indian batters, in which four top-order batters wickets included. Sean Abbott and Nathan Ellis grabbed 3-2 wickets, respectively.
Just before the start of the series, India’s middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer injured and ruled out of the series. Surya Kumar Yadav is playing in place of him, and his performance in this series was really disappointing. The Indian team has started looking for players to replace Shreyas Iyer for the ODI World Cup. However, the BCCI has not announced the replacement of Shreyas. Then three batsmen can replace him.
Sanju Samson can replace Shreyas Iyer at number four. Along with batting at number four, Sanju can also handle the responsibility behind the wicket. Samson has so far scored 330 runs in 11 ODIs. During this, his strike rate has been 104.76. He can provide strength to India in the middle order.
Deepak Hooda’s name comes on the second number. All-rounder Deepak Hooda is known for his power-hitting in the middle overs. He can bat anywhere in the middle order. If Deepak Hooda is included in Team India in place of Shreyas, then he can be an option for batting as well as bowling. However, the team already has Pandya.
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The third number is Rahul Tripathi. Tripathi was included in Team India for the ODI series against Bangladesh last year but did not find a place in the playing XI. He was dropped from the home series against Sri Lanka. Despite this, he can be included in the team instead of Shreyas Iyer.
