5 Key battles to watchout for in the India-Australia series

2. George Bailey v Virat Kohli:

Its an unexpected duel that we have equated here. The debate on who is the better of these two is, has become quite new now because the fire was never put off as both kept proving themselves in one match after the other. Ever since Kohli was named the Indian Test captain, his game has drastically improved in every match he played. Shouldering the burden, he has led the fight numerous times so far but in ODIs under MS Dhoni’s captaincy he needs to get back into his groove and he showed a bit of that in the warm-up T20 match against Western Australia.

Bailey, on the other hand, is someone who needs no introduction. The Indian crowd respects him as much as they respect any other foreign cricketer because of his performances in last series against India which played in India. Bailey is a class act and he needs to play an anchor role for Australia if they want to beat India. Kohli, on the other hand, shall be entering the arena with a lot of confidence after a thumping comeback into form against South Africa in Test series which India won under the leadership of his by 3-0.

Both the players are vital cogs in their teams’ middle order and are capable of rubbing off their energy on to their fellow teammates. Whoever might emerge the better, for a true cricket fan, it is always a treat to the eyes when both these royals are in the mood.