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India vs Australia 2nd ODI: Squads, Predicted XI, and Key Player to Watch Out for

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The Indian Express brings you all the details of the upcoming IND vs AUS ODI series, with the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma back in action. India's winning streak ended on eight ODIs when they lost the first match of this series by seven wickets. Shubman Gill made his captaincy debut in the format, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returned to the squad after missing the previous game. With all these factors in mind, the visitors are desperate to turn things around in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Indian team, led by Shubman Gill, aims to bounce back from their seven-wicket loss in the first ODI, with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returning to the squad.
  • The Adelaide Oval has been a happy hunting ground for Virat Kohli, with two centuries in four ODI matches, and an average of 61 runs per game.
  • Kohli's recent productive year in 2023, with 244 runs in four ODIs, adds to his reputation as a force to be reckoned with on the cricket field.
  • Mitchell Marsh, the Australian captain, has been in brilliant form in the white-ball set-up, with a player-of-the-match performance in the first ODI.
  • Australia's predicted XI features a strong lineup, including Marsh, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, and Josh Hazlewood.

Statistics:

  • India's winning streak ended on eight ODIs when they lost the first match of this series by seven wickets.
  • Virat Kohli has played four ODIs at the Adelaide Oval, scoring centuries in two matches and averaging 61 runs per game.
  • Kohli's duck in the previous match adds to his reputation as a force to be reckoned with on the cricket field.
  • Mitchell Marsh has been in brilliant form in the white-ball set-up, with a player-of-the-match performance in the first ODI.
  • The India vs Australia ODI squads feature a mix of experienced and inexperienced players, with Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli on the Indian side, and Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, and Marnus Labuschagne on the Australian side.

Sources:

  • India squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal (The Indian Express)
  • Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc (The Indian Express)
  • India vs Australia ODIs 2025 schedule: October 19: First ODI, Perth Stadium, Perth, 9:00am IST; October 23: Second ODI, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 9:00am IST; October 25: Third ODI, SCG, Sydney, 9:00am IST (The Indian Express)

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