India vs Australia: India's predicted XI for the second T20I

#3 All-Rounders and bowlers

Chahal and Bumrah

Krunal Pandya will continue to fill the all-rounder spot. They have options like Jadeja to replace him but there is a low chance of them making a change. Umesh Yadav might be replaced as he had an average opening game. He missed a chance to pull out a possible match-winning performance. That leaves India to take Sidharth Kaul, the only other fast bowler left in the basket. India is clearly looking to set up a back-up fast bowler for the World Cup. Umesh can't be the one as he leaks runs during crucial moments. Bumrah will continue to play as he is one of the key bowlers for India and had enough rest before the series. He was brilliant in the first T20I against Australia and almost won the game for India. Team management might be tempted to go for Kuldeep, but it's not likely to happen as they would want to give more exposure to Chahal ahead of the World Cup. Markande is likely to play most of the games on this tour.