Only four Indian batsmen - Dhawan (13), Pandya (16), Kuldeep (15) and Chahal (18 not out) - posted double-digit scores.
Dhoni averages 52.95 while batting at number four, which is higher than his current career-average of 50.11 over 333 games.
Buvneshwar was seen bowling in the nets keeping a shoe at the base of the stumps in order to perfect his yorker ahead of the 2nd ODI in Adelaide.
Bhuvneshwar, who was a part of the Test squad, wasn't picked in the playing XI during the four-match series and did look rusty during the slog overs of the opening ODI.
After winning a historic Test series a few days ago, India aim to repeat the performance under the lights with the white ball.
Virat Kohli has scored 2735 runs in 2018 but under his captaincy, India have failed to win either of the Test series in South Africa and England.
India have added Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to the squad in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Australia had scored 137 for seven in 19 overs when the first spell of rain arrived at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Fleming, who has played a lot of limited overs and a few Test matches against India, like most of the pundits agreed that India never had such a potent pace attack.
Yadav picked up five wickets in two matches at an economy-rate of 5.6 in India's home series 3-0 win over the current T20 champions, West Indies.
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Virat Kohli suggested that India's front line fast bowlers who are in fray for the next year's marquee event should be allowed to skip the IPL 2019.
Rohit smashed his fourth T20 century to power India to a commanding 195 for two after being asked to bat first.
He defended his pace colleague Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who had a bad in office as he leaked 70 runs in his 10 overs.
Boosted by the return of white ball specialists Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India will aim to bounce back. Following a heart-stopping draw that denied them a 2-0 lead, they face a resurgent West Indies in the 3rd ODI.
While Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah's comeback during the second phase was always on the cards, Law feels that it's batsmen who have forced the hosts to ring in changes.
The gritty visitors made a statement of sorts in Vizag, by denying the hosts a victory while the absence of Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah saw the Indian bowling being clobbered for 320 plus runs in both games.
The BCCI have announced the squad for the remaining three ODIs against Windies and 'death-over' specialists Bumrah and Bhuvnehswar make their return into the 15-man squad.
India are set to tour Down Under for a four-Test match series, which begins with the first Test at Adelaide on December 6.
India beat Bangladesh by three wickets to win their seventh Asia Cup title in a pulsating last-ball finish.
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