India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Time for Team India to leave experiments behind

One eye on skies as Rohit's side looks to level series; Bumrah likely to playNAGPUR: Fresh from shocking defeats in Asia Cup, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had nonchalantly said he has found '90-95 percent' core of his team for the World Cup. Cut to a couple of weeks later, lively talks on India's death bowling are still afloat. India's derailment in the death overs twice in this month means the auditions for death over specialists are well and truly on.

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The combination of Harshal Patel and Jasprit Bumrah is expected to give the struggling Indian attack a much-needed boost. The Rohit Sharma-led side has not only been out of sorts in the middle overs but also at the death.

The lack of penetration against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup and against Australia on Tuesday would force the skipper to rethink on his 'experiment template' as the time for the T20 World is counted.

Australia have announced their arrival in top gear in Mohali. To stop their juggernaut, the Indian think-tank may go back to their tested bowlers - Jasprit Bumrah and Deepak Chahar, who are in scheme of things for the World T20 - to level the 3-match series at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA), Jamtha, on Friday. Heads are bound to move upwards on the match day as both teams had to skip practice sessions owing to intermittent showers on Thursday. However, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Nagpur, has not issued any warning of heavy rainfall for Friday. "During the evening hours, chances of showers are less likely. Even if it happens, the rainfall won't be for a long duration," they told TOI.

With international cricket returning to Jamtha