Kanpur: After suffering 2-0 loss in the T20 series, Indian team would be looking to register a win in the upcoming one day international cricket match against the South African team.

Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni the team has been questioned following T20I loss and some of the recent performances by the team.

India is set to play the five-match ODI series against South Africa team who are very much confident after winning the 20-over series. The visitors are also breathing down India’s neck in the ODI rankings, being just five points behind.

India’s apparently strong batting line up has not been consistent, just as in Bangladesh. In the first match in Dharamsala, Rohit’s Sharma’s maiden century took them to 199 with some help from Virat Kohli. But in Cuttack, they were bowled out for a paltry 92.

Keeping in mind the kind of performance key players gave in the recent past, it would not be easy for team India to bounce back in the one day series. Dhoni, Kohli, Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan have failed to fire and have been entirely dependent on Rahane and Rohit Sharma.

But the team management has exercised its vocal chords to keep faith in the misfiring big shots.

India have a well balanced side and there is no need to press the panic button. They will learn from their mistakes and will bounce back, is the common refrain by the team management when questions are raised about their worth.

India’s batting line up will be up for scrutiny and it will be interesting to see if any rejig in the line up is done by the think-tank.

Mumbai middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane will return to the ODI team after he was overlooked in favour of Ambati Rayudu in the shortest format.

Their task will be stiffer as South Africa’s leading pace pair of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel will return after resting out the 20-over series.

There is also a school of thought which believes that Dhoni’s days as a “finisher” are over and he should be promoted up the order. The 34-year-old, who quit Test cricket last year, looked out of touch, scoring 20 not out and five in the T20I series.