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

3. Glenn Maxwell v Ravindra Jadeja:

Australian tracks and spin bowling all-rounder is undoubtedly one of the toughest combinations for any team to have, irrespective of the country he is from. As India will play Ravindra Jadeja and on a contemporary side, Australia will play Glenn Maxwell as a specialist spinner cum all-rounder.

The ‘arm ball’ expert Ravindra Jadeja is expected to feature in Indian eleven on the back of his match-winning performances against South Africa in the Test series. Without a hint of doubt, he is India’s trump card as he gives his captain as much as anybody with his batting at no.7, left-arm spin bowling and ever impressive fielding.

Maxwell has been enjoying a smooth patch so far in his international career as an all-rounder, playing the partnership breaker for Australia. His flight and spin variations stand as a huge threat in front of the Indian batsmen, especially the right-handers, who need to figure out a strategy to tackle him while his batting is a bonus for the Australian team provided Maxie like Jadeja is also a brilliant fielder in all parts of the ground.

Both Jadeja and Maxwell can spin the direction of the game towards their team and it shall be a mouth-watering contest to see who makes the best use of the flat tracks with the bat and ball.