India will be face to face Australia In the second match of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about the playing 11 of India vs Australia for the second match of the series.
India Playing XI vs Australia – 2nd ODI, India tour of Australia 2025:
Openers: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma
India will be looking to make a strong comeback in the second ODI of their white-ball tour of Australia to stand a chance of winning the series with a win in the final game as well.
The Shubman Gill-led side was in a dilemma due to several interruptions during the opening ODI in Perth, as a result of which the visitors were unable to find any momentum after losing wickets every time play resumed.
India could score 136 runs on the board in 26 overs, which was reduced to 130 runs.
After a bit of a wobble in the first few overs, the home team chased down the target thanks to a calculated 46 from skipper Mitchell Marsh, who held one end and took the team through.
Marsh’s counterpart Gill, who has not had a good start as India’s ODI captain, will look to get things back on track by leading from the front in the next game.
Gill’s opening partner and former captain Rohit Sharma, whose innings was cut short by Josh Hazlewood, will also be looking to perform well with the bat at the top of the order and get the team off to a good start with Gill.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar
Like the top order, the team’s middle order was also finding it difficult to get going, especially due to some disciplined bowling from the Australian fast bowling duo of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.
Veteran batsman Virat Kohli, playing his first international match since March, was out in the same fashion as he did when the team toured Australia for the Test match series last year.
Kohli chased a ball outside the off stump and gave an easy catch to the fielder while on zero. The former captain will be eager to score runs in his last series on Australian soil.
Apart from Kohli, the responsibility of controlling the innings in the middle overs will be on new ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer.
Amid a poor batting effort, the Men in Blue will be pleased with the trio of KL Rahul, Axar Patel and Nitish Kumar Reddy who counter-attacked after the match was reduced to 26 overs and India had about ten overs to play.
The visitors would like to continue their good performance in the second ODI as well, so that their chances of putting a better score on the board while batting first increases.
Bowlers: Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
India’s bowling arsenal includes names like Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Mohammed Siraj, who will handle the fast bowling department of the team.
Of the three bowlers, Harshit Rana will be under a bit of pressure in the second ODI, given his inconsistent performances in the few occasions he has played at the international level.
As far as the spin bowling department is concerned, its responsibility will be handled by Washington Sundar and Akshar Patel.
The Men in Blue may be tempted to bring in Kuldeep Yadav, who brings variety to the bowling attack, but in all likelihood the spinner will not get a chance due to the team management’s approach of depth in batting.
