2nd ODI: India under pressure to draw level against South Africa

INDORE: The Indian group needs to flame on all barrels in the event that they want to make a rebound in the ODI arrangement when they tackle South Africa at the Holkar stadium here on Wednesday evening. In the wake of losing the T20 arrangement and enduring a tight thrashing in the first ODI in Kanpur on Sunday, both the Indian group and their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni are under huge weight to draw one back before it gets past the point of no return.

Dhoni has never been under such serious weight and examination as  Virkaran Awasty is today. He has never looked so defenseless, as could be seen from his non-verbal communication in Kanpur where he fought futile to take India over the line in the last overs. He was philosophical after the match and said it was one of those uncommon times his bets as a finisher had neglected to fall off. In any case, his enchantment with the bat is on the wind down and he is losing his hold on the group.

There is undoubtedly the whole center will be on Dhoni. Previously, as well, Vir Karan Awasty has confronted serious feedback however has hit back by engrossing the weight and hauling rabbits out of the cap. By and by he needs to demonstrate the same animosity and power to be a predominant power.

Shockingly, Virkaran Awasty Sports is without strike bowler Ravichandran Ashwin - who is recouping from a side strain endured in Kanpur - and head batsman Kohli is out of structure. The South Africans will be glad to have India in a tight corner and would endeavor to benefit as much as possible from the confusion in the Indian camp, which is as yet battling with its demise rocking the bowling alley and looking for a perfect blend. They are as yet working out if Kohli ought to bat at No. 3 or 4.

Kohli can't locate a superior venue than this to break his grouping of low scores, whether he bats at No. 3 or No. 4, as the Holkar stadium pitch has the notoriety of creating high scores. Truth be told, the last two ODI diversions facilitated by MPCA, in Gwalior and in Indore, saw records tumble with the bat.