India will look to bounce back when they face Australia in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, October 23, after a rain-hit defeat in Perth left them trailing 0-1 in the three-match series.

In the first match, India folded for 136 in 26 overs, while getting interruptions from rain and sharp Australian bowling under overcast skies. Shubman Gill’s first match as ODI captain ended on a disappointing note, while Rohit Sharma’s early dismissal to Josh Hazlewood and Virat Kohli’s rare duck left the top order disbalanced.

With the series on the line, India’s senior batters will need to step up on what is expected to be a truer surface in Adelaide. The team’s lack of fluency and rhythm in Perth has raised concerns about their adaptability in fluctuating conditions, something Austral

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