India vs South Africa 2nd T20I: Uncertainties galore for Team India

Bumrah's injury has added to the confusion over team combination as hosts gear up for 2nd T2OI vs SAGUWAHATI: With the match scheduled in the middle of Durga Puja, the traffic in the city here, and around Barsapara Cricket Stadium in particular, on the eve of the second T20 International match between India and South Africa, was clogged. The situation quite resembled the state of India's team combination right now. With the upcoming T20 World Cup barely two weeks away, the ongoing series against visiting South Africa is a preparation for the big-ticket event, irrespective of the outcome of the bilateral series. However, as India were hoping to get the team combination right ahead of the ICC meet, Jasprit Bumrah's injury added to growing uncertainties.

The yorker king's absence will surely hurt India's causes if he eventually fails to board the flight to Australia. His death bowling will surely be missed as he was already grappling with a few injury concerns. Nevertheless, the Men in Blue will be eager to leave the uncertainty and chaos over Bumrah's availability for the showpiece event behind as they take on South Africa, stuttering with top order batting, at the Barsapara track on Sunday evening. It happens to be Gandhi Jayanti as well as Saptami. A lot has been said about the strike rate of KL Rahul's innings in the first match in Thiruvananthapuram but the India vice-captain is at least back among the runs. However, the eyes will be on the man-in-form Suryakumar Yadav, famously called SKY, not just of because of his initials but also for his ability to hit at will.

Regular skipper Rohit Sharma was conspicuous by his absence at the practice session and it was learnt from close sources that the Hitman arrived in the