Having beaten Australia quite convincingly in the first ODI in Chennai, the Men in Blue have indeed set the tone for the rest of the series. An impressive effort with the ball made it up for the stutter made by the top order with the bat.
Hardik Pandya is coming to the party as an all-rounder was extremely pleasing, as India lacked a match winner like him for a long time now. Credit must be given to the old horse, MS Dhoni, for supporting Pandya throughout and then himself took the responsibility of finishing the innings.
At the Eden Gardens, India will be upbeat to go 2-0 up against Australia, and it will be imperative to get the best XI for that. Below, we have a look at the predicted Indian XI for the second ODI.