Ind vs Eng, 2nd T20I: Focus On Batting As India Aim To Level Series Against England

After a demoralizing eight-wicket loss against England in the first T20 International that saw their famed batting flounder badly, India will take on England in the second T20 International at the Nar

India's No. 4, 5, and 6 in Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and Hardik Pandya could get some runs but the urgency needed was missing.

There is unlikely to be any change in the Indian batting line-up, although there could be some change in the bowling department. Bhuvneshwar Kumar could bowl just two overs without looking threatening at all. Medium-pacer Shardul Thakur too bowled a couple of overs but couldn't make an impression.

There could possibly some tinkering with the batting order though but it remains to be seen if it will be in the second match or the subsequent game if India loses the second match as well. Rishabh Pant may move down to No. 5 and Iyer, being a specialist batsman, shifted to No. 4.

"Coming to Indian team you have to be flexible in where you have to bat. I just went in with the mindset to play my natural game and keep ticking the scoreboard," said Iyer.

England, however, are wary of the challenge that India can pose.

"It was just the first game of the series. There are still four more games to go. They are number two in the world for a reason. So I don't think we can get ahead of ourselves as yet. But it was a good win; we enjoyed it," said England pace bowler Jofra Archer ahead of the second T20 International.

Archer picked three wickets and was the man of the match and handling him will be a challenge for India.