Three key battles in India vs Australia Take a look at collection | Cricket Information – Instances of India

NAGPUR: India host Australia in a hotly anticipated four-match Take a look at collection beginning on Thursday in Nagpur.
AFP Sport appears to be like at three key battles that might resolve who comes out on prime in a conflict between the world’s two prime cricket groups.
VIRAT KOHLI VS PAT CUMMINS
Virat Kohli has triumphed over his prolonged lean patch from final 12 months and his match-up with quick bowler Pat Cummins, the Australia skipper, might gentle up the collection.
The batting maestro has hit 4 tons since breaking his 1,020-day century drought in final 12 months’s T20 Asia Cup, however hasn’t been in a position to convey his white-ball type into Exams.

An exemplary chief, Cummins has however been in the very best Take a look at type of his profession, claiming 29 wickets in 9 Exams over the previous 12 months.
Cummins has bought Kohli out 5 occasions in Exams, however the dwelling hero will likely be seeking to hit again in his yard.
“I am really looking forward to seeing Kohli versus Cummins. That’s a fantastic match-up,” former Aussie fast Jason Gillespie was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Instances.
“When Virat comes out to bat, I would love to see Cummins take the ball and go at him straight away. That will be great theatre, two wonderful cricketers at the top of their game.”
DAVID WARNER VS MOHAMMED SIRAJ
Sparks are anticipated to fly when David Warner, an explosive left-handed opener, faces the seam and swing of rising star Mohammed Siraj.

Siraj, 28, bought Warner out twice throughout his 2021 debut in Australia and went on to take 13 wickets in three matches.
He has since grown in stature to commonly lead India’s tempo assault within the absence of the injured Jasprit Bumrah and has bagged 46 wickets in 15 Exams.
Warner has struggled on Indian pitches, with a batting common of 24.25 in eight Exams within the cricket-mad nation. His total Take a look at common is over 46 throughout 101 matches.
Each males have one thing to show within the coming collection and Warner mentioned final 12 months that “winning in India is key”.
INDIAN SPINNERS VS AUSTRALIA
Indian spinners at dwelling are a problem for any visiting batsman, however for Australia’s in-form opener Usman Khawaja the duty could properly resolve the destiny of the collection.
The Islamabad-born Khawaja dealt with spin with aplomb in Pakistan final 12 months and led the vacationers to a 1-0 collection win along with his 496 runs, together with two centuries in three Exams.

The 36-year-old left-hander lately notched up his 4,000th Take a look at run in a match towards South Africa in Sydney, the place he was 195 not out.
Khawaja is particularly cautious of Ravichandran Ashwin, who has loved nice success towards left-handed batsmen, telling The Sydney Morning Herald: “Ashwin is a gun.
“He is very skilful, he is bought loads of tough little variations, he makes use of the crease fairly properly too.”
“But it surely’s a type of actually good challenges,” Khawaja added.