Hyderabad: India will have a humongous task at hand this time around as they face a stronger Australian squad with Steve Smith back in the squad and a power-packed bowling line-up that wreak havoc against the second-ranked team, New Zealand during the last summer.
Kohli led India to a 2-1 historic win in 2018/19 and will only feature in the first Test in Adelaide as he will fly back to India to be with his wife Anushka Sharma for the birth of their first child.
In his absence, the rest of the series will be captained by Ajinkya Rahane and the team's success will depend manifold on his performance with the bat and guile of his captaincy.
Cheteshwar Pujara, the highest scorer with 521 runs in 7 innings in the last series against Australia will look to repeat his performance. Pujara, who largely depends on his defensive technique can surely tire out the Australian bowlers at will.
In the bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will hold the key. However, the team will look to dismiss world's number one ranked Test batsman Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne early if they are to do well in the series.
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