AFP Sport seems to be at three key battles that would resolve who comes out on high in a conflict between the world’s two high 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 mild 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 capable of carry his white-ball type into Tests.
An exemplary chief, Cummins has however been in one of the best Test type of his profession, claiming 29 wickets in 9 Tests over the previous 12 months.
Cummins has bought Kohli out 5 instances in Tests, however the house 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 Times.
“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 repeatedly lead India’s tempo assault within the absence of the injured Jasprit Bumrah and has bagged 46 wickets in 15 Tests.
Warner has struggled on Indian pitches, with a batting common of 24.25 in eight Tests within the cricket-mad nation. His general Test common is over 46 throughout 101 matches.
Both males have one thing to show within the coming collection and Warner stated final 12 months that “winning in India is key”.
INDIAN SPINNERS VS AUSTRALIA
Indian spinners at house 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 together with his 496 runs, together with two centuries in three Tests.
The 36-year-old left-hander just lately notched up his 4,000th Test 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’s very skilful, he is bought loads of tough little variations, he makes use of the crease fairly properly too.”
“But it is a kind of actually good challenges,” Khawaja added.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com