Beating five-time champion Australia in its opening match has given India extra confidence for the rest of the group stage at the Cricket World Cup.
The tournament hosts take on Afghanistan on Wednesday in the second of their nine group games, preparing to be the most-travelled team in the six-week tournament.The 48,000-seater Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi will be the second of nine match venues for India, with Hyderabad the only host city Rohit Sharma's squad won't be playing at during the tournament.
The conditions could force a change for India, with allrounder Shardul Thakur and pace bowler Mohammed Shami contenders to replace veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Thakur makes a firmer case for his batting ability, while his medium-pace variations on a harder surface could prove a handful for the Afghan batters as well.
Gill's continued absence is likely to mean Ishan Kishan gets an extended run opening the innings. He failed in Chennai, chasing after a wide delivery from Mitchell Starc, and the general expectation would be of more patience from the stand-in opener. Afghanistan has only managed to score 300-plus on seven occasions in 153 ODIs -- a reflection of its batting depth. In the past two years, it has crossed 300 only three times in 24 ODIs.
"We have a good spin bowling attack . But only one department cannot win you games," Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said.
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