India's predicted playing XI for the 2nd ODI against New Zealand

After losing the first ODI by a convincing margin, the Indian cricket team will look to turn things around against the Blackcaps in the second match which will be held in Pune on October 25.

Apart from Virat Kohli, none of the Indian cricketers were able to trouble the opposition batsmen or bowlers in the first ODI.

With all to play for in the 2nd ODI, let's take a look at India's predicted playing XI:

Openers

Rohit Sharma

Ro'hitman' Sharma was looking extremely dangerous in the first few overs of the match as he went after Tim Southee.

Unfortunately, he was undone by the left arm pace of Trent Boult just after he looked set at the crease. He will look to get his revenge in the 2nd ODI and be slightly more cautious against Boult, who has dismissed him a lot in the past as well.

After his phenomenal success against Australia, he will look to stamp his authority against the Blackcaps as well.

Shikhar Dhawan

After missing out on the action against Australia, Dhawan failed to make an impact in the first ODI against New Zealand.

However, he will surely be given a lot more opportunities given his fine run of form in 2017. He will continue to be used in place of Ajinkya Rahane and will look to give the Men in Blue the much-needed start at the beginning of the innings.

Middle order:

Virat Kohli:

The Indian captain's innings was one of the only positives to come out of the first ODI as he notched up the 31st century of his ODI career, thus going past Ricky Ponting's tally.

After a disappointing outing against Australia, he made up for it with a sumptuous knock in Mumbai. He will look to carry on his good run of form in the 2nd ODI as well and hope for his teammates to support him from the other end.

Kedar Jadhav

Kedar Jadhav looked out of sorts in the first ODI as he failed to contribute with the bat when it was most needed. He also dropped a sitter off Jasprit Bumrah's bowling at the beginning of the innings.

However, the team management will most likely persist with him given his ability to pick up wickets at regular intervals.

With the no. 4 conundra India is facing, Jadhav will look to cement his place in the side.

Dinesh Karthik

After replacing KL Rahul in the squad for the five-match series against the Blackcaps, the wicketkeeper-batsman got off to a good start in the first ODI.

However, he failed to convert his start into a big knock and was dismissed at an important stage of the innings.

He will look to get going in the 2nd ODI and hope to get the selectors to notice his performance and cement his place in the side.

MS Dhoni

The 36-year-old produced some exceptional performances with the bat against West Indies and Sri Lanka just a few months ago.

Unfortunately, he was unable to carry on with his fine run of form against Australia. He looked to get back into his groove against New Zealand but managed to score only 25 runs at a low strike-rate.

He will have to up his game in the upcoming ODIs in order to keep his place in the side for the important overseas tours next year.

All-rounders:

Hardik Pandya:

Ever since making his debut one year ago, the 24-year-old all-rounder has been one of the best performers on the side.

He wasn't able to make much of an impact in the first ODI either with the bat or the ball. He will look to get back to his beastly best and take the game away from New Zealand in the 2nd ODI and help India get back into the series.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar:

With his surprisingly good performances with the bat over the past few months, Bhuvneshwar Kumar can surely be branded as a world-class all-rounder.

His quickfire cameo in the first ODI helped India reach 280. He was not as effective with the ball as he was against Australia and will look to swing his way to success in the 2nd ODI.

Bowlers

Kuldeep Yadav

It took a while for the selectors to give him a chance to play, but it looks like Kuldeep Yadav has cemented his place in the side after his performances since the ICC Champions Trophy.

He was not effective in the first ODI but will hope to spin his way to success in the upcoming ODI.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Just like Kuldeep, Yuzvendra Chahal, too, was not able to trouble the Kiwi batsmen in the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium.

However, the opposition cannot take him lightly given his ability to pick up vital wickets at regular intervals. He will look to get back into his groove in the 2nd ODI and ensure that the selectors don't have to consider going back to Ravichandran Ashwin or Ravindra Jadeja.

Jasprit Bumrah

One of the best death bowlers in the world, Jasprit Bumrah wasn't able to do much against the NZ batsmen in the first ODI.

The Men in Blue will need him to fire in the 2nd ODI as they look to achieve their first win of the series.