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After an easy win in the first match in Nagpur, the Indian team will take on Australia in the second match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on February 17th. In the first match, the Indian team outclassed Australia in every department, and no matter what strategies or preparations the Australian team tried, they could not compete with the Indian team. But now it's Delhi's turn, where the confident Indian team will try to strengthen their 2-0 lead in the series and tighten their grip on the series. The Australian team, on the other hand, will try to level the series 1-1 with full force, especially after the return of several key players.
In this series, the talk of the town has been more about the performance of the pitch than the players. Whenever a SENA country visits India, everyone starts criticizing Indian pitches rather than the techniques of their own players. The pitch in Delhi has always been one of India's most unexpected pitches, with no one knowing what will happen on the pitch made of black soil. However, this pitch has always been spin-friendly, and it will be interesting to see who performs better against spin.
The Australian team will become stronger after the arrival of Cameron Green and Travis Head. With Head's arrival, they will have another option for spin bowling. Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb may have to sit out, and there are no chances for injured Starc and Hazelwood to play. Aston Agar can be played in place of Scott Boland, as he can prove to be a better bowler in Indian conditions and also provide depth in batting. Despite this, the Australian batting lineup looks shaky. If they want to challenge India, they need to score runs in every situation, especially Warner, who needs to score big. Khwaja's silence will also be a concern for them. The two strong pillars of the Australian batting lineup, Smith and Labuschagne, did not perform well in the first match, so there will be expectations from the top order.
In the Indian team, there is a dilemma over the opening pair. Although KL Rahul is a talented batter, I believe he should be given another chance. However, this would be unfair to Shubman Gill, who is in excellent form. Nevertheless, I am in favor of playing KL Rahul. Virat Kohli has been in excellent form in all formats of the game, but he hasn't scored a century in Tests for some time now. There will be high hopes from him as he plays on his home ground. The same expectations will be from Pujara, as this will be his 100th Test. After that, Shreyas Iyer is likely to replace Suryakumar, which will strengthen the middle order. Although Akshar played well in the last match, especially with the bat, if the pitch in Delhi is slightly spin-friendly, bowlers may get less bounce, and the ball may stay low. In such a situation, Kuldeep Yadav can prove to be a dangerous bowler, and I would like to see him in the team.
Since the toss will play a crucial role in the match's decision, the team that wins the toss will prefer to bat first without thinking too much, as no team would want to bat in the difficult fourth innings on a tricky pitch. Nevertheless, we hope to see a fierce and competitive match, and the team that plays well wins.