Australia and India locked horns in the first game of the three-match T20I series on September 20. Aaron Finch &amp; Co. defeated the Men in the Blue by four wickets in a high-scoring affair. India posted a daunting 208 runs on the board but the Aussies chased down the total with four balls to spare.

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/you-might-not-be-able-to-do-that-with-axar-patel-irfan-pathan-feels-india-will-miss-ravindra-jadeja-in-asia-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axar Patel</a> was India’s lone star with the ball with stellar figures of 3/17 off his four overs. The rest of the bowlers were taken to the cleaners by the Australian batters as they gave away 194 runs in 15.2 overs. A couple of missed chances in the field did not help either. Fans might see some tactical changes for the Men in Blue as they bid to level the series in the second encounter with the Aussies on September 23.

3 Changes India might make in 2nd T20I against Australia

1. Jasprit Bumrah in for Umesh Yadav

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1662443614981_Jasprit-Bumrah.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/pace-spearhead-jasprit-bumrah-excluded-from-indias-playing-xi-for-the-first-t20i-against-australia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> was rested for the first clash and Rohit Sharma &amp; Co. missed his services quite severely. The Indian pacers could not dent the opposition in the powerplay and also lacked bite at the fag end of the innings. The Men in Blue leaked 57 runs in 20 balls at the death which is quite a mediocre bowling effort.

India’s pace-spearhead has been India’s strike-force with the ball upfront and has been simply impeccable at the death overs. He is extremely likely to come in place of Umesh Yadav who is more of a powerplay bowler and does not bowl at the death. Bumrah's numbers speak for themselves. In 58 T20I matches he has taken 69 wickets at a stellar economy of 6.46.

The speedster’s inclusion would mean Bhuvneshwar Kumar can be used more with the new ball which is his primary strength. Bumrah could bowl a few overs upfront and could share the death overs responsibility with Harshal Patel giving more balance to the bowling attack.

2. Dinesh Karthik batting ahead of Axar Patel

In the last match, India sent in Axar Patel ahead of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/these-decisions-are-not-easy-kl-rahul-on-dinesh-karthik-rishabh-pant-selection-debate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dinesh Karthik</a> at number six which did not pay any dividends. The southpaw was not able to make much impact with the bat, scoring six runs off five balls. The wicketkeeper-batter failed to impress as well in his short stay at the crease.

Karthik is drafted into the batting lineup as a designated finisher and has batting prowess superior to Axar’s. The 37-year-old has been in a rich vein of form of late and proven his finishing skills in the T20 circuit. The bowling all-rounder, on the other hand, is more of a lower-order batter who plays handy cameos for the side.

The Indian team management could have slotted in the Tamil Nadu batter after losing their fourth wicket in the 14th over and the wicketkeeper-batter could have unleashed in the final few overs after settling in. The Indian camp seems to have missed a trick in the last game and could swap Karthik and Axar’s batting positions in the do-or-die clash on Friday, September 23.

3. Ravichandran Ashwin for Yuzvendra Chahal

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/yuzvendra-chahal-is-the-only-legit-wicket-taking-option-aakash-chopra-assesses-indias-t20-world-cup-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yuzvendra Chahal</a> has been India’s premier spinner in the shortest format and is tasked with providing breakthroughs in the middle phases of the innings. However, the 32-year-old has been far from his best of late.

In Australia’s game, Chahal was taken to the cleaners by the Australian batters and conceded 42 runs in 3.2 overs. In the recently culminated Asia Cup as well, the Haryana-born bowler was not able to make a significant impact apart from in the game against Sri Lanka. Ravichandran Ashwin could be drafted in the side in place of the out-of-form leg-spinner for the second T20I.

Ashwin has been quite impressive since he made his comeback to the Indian T20I setup. He has taken five wickets in his last five T20I matches and has kept the run rate in check. The veteran player turns the ball in the opposite direction to Axar and the spin-duo will complement each other well. Also, the 36-year-old is more than useful with the bat and increases the batting depth.

Australia and India locked horns in the first game of the three-match T20I series on September 20. Aaron Finch &amp; Co. defeated the Men in the Blue by four wickets in a high-scoring affair. India posted a daunting 208 runs on the board but the Aussies chased down the total with four balls to spare. 
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/you-might-not-be-able-to-do-that-with-axar-patel-irfan-pathan-feels-india-will-miss-ravindra-jadeja-in-asia-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axar Patel</a> was India’s lone star with the ball with stellar figures of 3/17 off his four overs. The rest of the bowlers were taken to the cleaners by the Australian batters as they gave away 194 runs in 15.2 overs. A couple of missed chances in the field did not help either. Fans might see some tactical changes for the Men in Blue as they bid to level the series in the second encounter with the Aussies on September 23.
<h3>3 Changes India might make in 2nd T20I against Australia</h3>
<h3>1. Jasprit Bumrah in for Umesh Yadav</h3>
<h3 align="center"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1662443614981_Jasprit-Bumrah.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>&nbsp;</h3>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/pace-spearhead-jasprit-bumrah-excluded-from-indias-playing-xi-for-the-first-t20i-against-australia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> was rested for the first clash and Rohit Sharma &amp; Co. missed his services quite severely. The Indian pacers could not dent the opposition in the powerplay and also lacked bite at the fag end of the innings. The Men in Blue leaked 57 runs in 20 balls at the death which is quite a mediocre bowling effort.
India’s pace-spearhead has been India’s strike-force with the ball upfront and has been simply impeccable at the death overs. He is extremely likely to come in place of Umesh Yadav who is more of a powerplay bowler and does not bowl at the death. Bumrah's numbers speak for themselves. In 58 T20I matches he has taken 69 wickets at a stellar economy of 6.46.
The speedster’s inclusion would mean Bhuvneshwar Kumar can be used more with the new ball which is his primary strength. Bumrah could bowl a few overs upfront and could share the death overs responsibility with Harshal Patel giving more balance to the bowling attack.

<h3>2. Dinesh Karthik batting ahead of Axar Patel</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments1662991151685_Dinesh-Karthik.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
In the last match, India sent in Axar Patel ahead of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/these-decisions-are-not-easy-kl-rahul-on-dinesh-karthik-rishabh-pant-selection-debate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dinesh Karthik</a> at number six which did not pay any dividends. The southpaw was not able to make much impact with the bat, scoring six runs off five balls. The wicketkeeper-batter failed to impress as well in his short stay at the crease.
Karthik is drafted into the batting lineup as a designated finisher and has batting prowess superior to Axar’s. The 37-year-old has been in a rich vein of form of late and proven his finishing skills in the T20 circuit. The bowling all-rounder, on the other hand, is more of a lower-order batter who plays handy cameos for the side.
The Indian team management could have slotted in the Tamil Nadu batter after losing their fourth wicket in the 14th over and the wicketkeeper-batter could have unleashed in the final few overs after settling in. The Indian camp seems to have missed a trick in the last game and could swap Karthik and Axar’s batting positions in the do-or-die clash on Friday, September 23.

<h3>3. Ravichandran Ashwin for Yuzvendra Chahal</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1662126539219_Rvai-Ashwin.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/yuzvendra-chahal-is-the-only-legit-wicket-taking-option-aakash-chopra-assesses-indias-t20-world-cup-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yuzvendra Chahal</a> has been India’s premier spinner in the shortest format and is tasked with providing breakthroughs in the middle phases of the innings. However, the 32-year-old has been far from his best of late.
In Australia’s game, Chahal was taken to the cleaners by the Australian batters and conceded 42 runs in 3.2 overs. In the recently culminated Asia Cup as well, the Haryana-born bowler was not able to make a significant impact apart from in the game against Sri Lanka. Ravichandran Ashwin could be drafted in the side in place of the out-of-form leg-spinner for the second T20I.
Ashwin has been quite impressive since he made his comeback to the Indian T20I setup. He has taken five wickets in his last five T20I matches and has kept the run rate in check. The veteran player turns the ball in the opposite direction to Axar and the spin-duo will complement each other well. Also, the 36-year-old is more than useful with the bat and increases the batting depth.

Australia and India locked horns in the first game of the three-match T20I series on September 20. Aaron Finch &amp; Co. defeated the Men in the Blue by four wickets in a high-scoring affair. India posted a daunting 208 runs on the board but the Aussies chased down the total with four balls to spare. 
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/you-might-not-be-able-to-do-that-with-axar-patel-irfan-pathan-feels-india-will-miss-ravindra-jadeja-in-asia-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axar Patel</a> was India’s lone star with the ball with stellar figures of 3/17 off his four overs. The rest of the bowlers were taken to the cleaners by the Australian batters as they gave away 194 runs in 15.2 overs. A couple of missed chances in the field did not help either. Fans might see some tactical changes for the Men in Blue as they bid to level the series in the second encounter with the Aussies on September 23.
<h3>3 Changes India might make in 2nd T20I against Australia</h3>
<h3>1. Jasprit Bumrah in for Umesh Yadav</h3>
<h3 align="center"><img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1662443614981_Jasprit-Bumrah.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">&nbsp;</h3>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/pace-spearhead-jasprit-bumrah-excluded-from-indias-playing-xi-for-the-first-t20i-against-australia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> was rested for the first clash and Rohit Sharma &amp; Co. missed his services quite severely. The Indian pacers could not dent the opposition in the powerplay and also lacked bite at the fag end of the innings. The Men in Blue leaked 57 runs in 20 balls at the death which is quite a mediocre bowling effort.
India’s pace-spearhead has been India’s strike-force with the ball upfront and has been simply impeccable at the death overs. He is extremely likely to come in place of Umesh Yadav who is more of a powerplay bowler and does not bowl at the death. Bumrah's numbers speak for themselves. In 58 T20I matches he has taken 69 wickets at a stellar economy of 6.46.
The speedster’s inclusion would mean Bhuvneshwar Kumar can be used more with the new ball which is his primary strength. Bumrah could bowl a few overs upfront and could share the death overs responsibility with Harshal Patel giving more balance to the bowling attack.

<h3>2. Dinesh Karthik batting ahead of Axar Patel</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments1662991151685_Dinesh-Karthik.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
In the last match, India sent in Axar Patel ahead of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/these-decisions-are-not-easy-kl-rahul-on-dinesh-karthik-rishabh-pant-selection-debate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dinesh Karthik</a> at number six which did not pay any dividends. The southpaw was not able to make much impact with the bat, scoring six runs off five balls. The wicketkeeper-batter failed to impress as well in his short stay at the crease.
Karthik is drafted into the batting lineup as a designated finisher and has batting prowess superior to Axar’s. The 37-year-old has been in a rich vein of form of late and proven his finishing skills in the T20 circuit. The bowling all-rounder, on the other hand, is more of a lower-order batter who plays handy cameos for the side.
The Indian team management could have slotted in the Tamil Nadu batter after losing their fourth wicket in the 14th over and the wicketkeeper-batter could have unleashed in the final few overs after settling in. The Indian camp seems to have missed a trick in the last game and could swap Karthik and Axar’s batting positions in the do-or-die clash on Friday, September 23.

<h3>3. Ravichandran Ashwin for Yuzvendra Chahal</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1662126539219_Rvai-Ashwin.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/yuzvendra-chahal-is-the-only-legit-wicket-taking-option-aakash-chopra-assesses-indias-t20-world-cup-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yuzvendra Chahal</a> has been India’s premier spinner in the shortest format and is tasked with providing breakthroughs in the middle phases of the innings. However, the 32-year-old has been far from his best of late.
In Australia’s game, Chahal was taken to the cleaners by the Australian batters and conceded 42 runs in 3.2 overs. In the recently culminated Asia Cup as well, the Haryana-born bowler was not able to make a significant impact apart from in the game against Sri Lanka. Ravichandran Ashwin could be drafted in the side in place of the out-of-form leg-spinner for the second T20I.
Ashwin has been quite impressive since he made his comeback to the Indian T20I setup. He has taken five wickets in his last five T20I matches and has kept the run rate in check. The veteran player turns the ball in the opposite direction to Axar and the spin-duo will complement each other well. Also, the 36-year-old is more than useful with the bat and increases the batting depth.

Australia and India locked horns in the first game of the three-match T20I series on September 20. Aaron Finch &amp; Co. defeated the Men in the Blue by four wickets in a high-scoring affair. India po

IND vs AUS: 3 Changes India can make for 2nd T20I

Australia defeated India by four wickets in the first game of the three-match T20I series on September 20.

Australia defeated India by four wickets in the first game of the T20I series on September 20 and the 2nd fixture is scheduled for September 23.