India vs Australia 2017: All you need to know about the second Test in Bengaluru

#3 India remain guarded against making changes

Ajinkya Rahane could retain his place in the playing eleven

Ahead of the match, India coach Anil Kumble revealed that there was ‘no question of dropping Ajinkya Rahane’. Even though he remained non-committal on the team combination, the hosts are seriously considering the possibility of playing an extra batsman to shore up a lineup low in confidence. In such case, Karun Nair will replace Jayant Yadav. The prevalence of cloud cover can also convince the team management to draft in Bhuvneshwar Kumar in place of Ishant Sharma.

On the other hand, Australia have confirmed an unchanged eleven from the previous Test.

Probable XI

India

Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Ishant Sharma

Australia

Matthew Renshaw, David Warner, Steven Smith (c), Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Steve O'Keefe, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood