IND vs AUS, 2nd Test Preview

After an easy game at Nagpur, Rohit Sharma’s India will take on Australia in the second test at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, on February 17th from 9:30 am. India have taken the lead of 1-0 in the four test match series with a victory by innings and 132 runs at Nagpur. The test will be marked as the 100th Test of the Indian top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara. Australia won the toss in the first Test and opted to bat. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who was making his comeback after a gap of 8 months, took his 11th five-for by breaking the entire Australian middle order.

IND vs AUS, 2nd Test Details

India vs Australia – 2nd Test

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Date & Time: 17th February 2023 at 09:30 AM IST 

Live Streaming: Sony Ten Network

IND vs AUS, 2nd Test Pitch Report

The pitch will be fantastic for batting in the early days of the game, just like every other Indian ground. The spinners will undoubtedly be used again as the game progresses. This track has a relatively low bounce, making it challenging for batters.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update

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IND vs AUS, 2nd Test Probable Playing XIs:

India:

KS Bharath (wk), KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami

Australia Probable Playing XIs

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Tod Murphy, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc

Topmost Picks for IND vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, 2nd Test:

Top Picks – India

• Cheteshwar Pujara – Cheteshwar Pujara will be playing his 100th Test. In his career, he has contributed to 30.6% of the runs his team scored and 33.4% of balls played.

• Rohit Sharma – Sharma has centuries in the last two innings. He now averages over 75 in 31 innings he played in India with 8 centuries and 6 half-centuries.

Top Picks – Australia

• Tod Murphy – Debutant Tod Murphy caught everyone’s eye with his outstanding performance on the first test. Murphy took 7 wickets for 124

• Steve Smith – Smith averages 72.16 against India in 15 tests with 8 centuries and 5 half-centuries. With almost one 50-plus score per test, Smith has the best average (60.16) amongst the Australian players in India.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for IND vs AUS Dream11 Team:

Alex Carey, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli(VC), Steven Smith, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja(C), Mohammed Shami, Tod Murphy, Pat Cummins

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for IND vs AUS Dream11 Team:

Alex Carey, KS Bharath, Rohit Sharma(C), Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli, Steven Smith(VC), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Tod Murphy, Pat Cummins

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma

Vice-captain – Virat Kohli, Steven Smith

AUScketkeeper – Alex Carey

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Probable Winners:

Nothing is more difficult than playing against India at home. The home team hasn’t lost a test series at home since 2012. They are now the number-one team across all formats. In the last four Tests, they have had three victories over Australia. The Delhi pitch shows some strong stats leaning toward India. In the last 12 tests at Delhi, India has registered 10 wins. When you are the number one team, and you have the world number two bowler in the squad who is also the world number two all-rounder chasing the world number one all-rounder who has just made a mind-blowing comeback for you. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.