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Must win game for India

Second ODI against Pakistan today

PTI, Kolkata
Wrecked by Pakistan seamers in their opening O D I match, India's under-fire cricketers will have to pull themselves up against the archrivals when they clash in a must-win second one-day international here on Thursday with the form of their top-order batsmen a concern.
Pakistan pacer Junaid Khan had sucked the life out of Indian batting when his fiery spell of four for 43 in Chennai mopped up the top-order and eventually set up a six-wicket victory for his team.
None of the top five batsmen could even reach a double digit figure and if it would not have been for skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's heroic unbeaten 113, things would have been more embarrassing for the hosts who are trailing the three-match series 0-1.
Another defeat would mean India's second series loss in less than a fortnight after England recorded their first Test series win (2-1) on Indian soil in 28 years.
With odds heavily stacked against them at Eden Gardens, a struggling India will be under tremendous pressure on Thursday to keep the three-match series alive.
It remains to be seen how captain Dhoni makes the famed top-order click with both Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir struggling to give a good start to the team.
In absence of retired ODI batsman Sachin Tendulkar, seniorpro Sehwag is yet to take up the challenge and lead the batting from the front.
Sehwag had a poor 2012, accumulating 217 from 10 matches. Barring a 96 against Sri Lanka last year, he's yet to fire since his record-breaking 219 in December 2011.
The Sehwag conundrum is hurting India's cause and the Delhi opener will need to come up with a sizzling innings to give India a dazzling start, something that more often than not translates into a big win.
Considering that Sehwag, who did not play the T2OIs, specially figured in India's ODI scheme of things, his return to form will be the need of the hour.
"When the senior player like Sehwag comes into the side, when he is specially picked for the series, he needs a go ahead," Dhoni said indicating that Sehwag will remain at his slot.
Virat Kohli too is going through a minislump and it has only added to India’s misery. Kohli had injured his foot in Chennai and there's a cloud of uncertainty over him but India would want the promising right-hander to be back in his usual number three.
Barring Yuvraj Singh who had set up India's serieslevelling T20 International win in Ahmedabad with his 36-ball 72, India's batting has been a picture of inconsistency.
But the skipper has backed his famed batting line-up despite the prolonged lean patch.
"All of Indian top-order were bowled which means that the deliveries were good. You can't really question the talent of our toporder," Dhoni said, giving credit to Pakistani pacers in Chennai.
"Honestly, there was plenty for the bowlers in the initial period. They bowled in the right areas and exploited the conditions."
Promising batsman Ajinkya Rahane has been warming the bench and may get a chance to play today in case Kohli does not recover from his injury.