After going down by 7 wickets in the first ODI on Sunday (October 19) at Optus Stadium, the Indian team will face Australia in the must-win second 50-over match at Adelaide Oval on Thursday (October 23). In the rain-hit series opener, Indian batters could only manage to score 136 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 26 overs and then failed to defend the DLS-adjusted target of 131 runs against the Mitchell Marsh-led side. In the second match, which will be must-win for Shubman Gill & Co., Indian fans will expect a better performance from Indian players.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma could only manage to score 0 and 8 runs, respectively, in Perth, but they are unlikely to lose their place in the playing XI and will continue to bat at their usual positions (opener for Rohit and No. 3 for Koh

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