Former Indian opener, Gautam Gambhir believes that under the leadership of Virat Kohli, the Indian bowling attack will finding it difficult to rattle the Australian batting line up which now comprises of including Steve Smith and David Warner. Smith and warner served ball-tampering bans in the previous series of the India team Down Under. India is slated to tour Australia in November for a grueling four-Test series.

Talking about the same during a show on Star Sports, Gambhir said, “Because India has got the bowling attack to rattle the Australian batting line-up even with David Warner and Steve Smith, but yeah, it’s going to be a different challenge than what it was last time around. So, you would want Virat Kohli to fire plus the bowlers as well because it’s the bowlers that will win you the Test matches.”

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India registered their first-ever series win in Australia when toured last time in 2018-19, but the hosts missed the services of Smith and Warner.

Gambhir, who was part of the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup-winning teams, said this time Virat Kohli and his men will be facing a different challenge.

Gambhir elaborated, “Whether it was his (Kohli’s) first tour, whether it was the second tour, this time around, obviously, he (Kohli) would be gearing up for it because it’s going to be a different challenge with David Warner and Steve Smith coming back into the Australian Test line-up.”

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The men’s Tests against India are scheduled to start in Brisbane on December 3, followed by Adelaide from December 11, the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and Sydney from January 3. Australia this month dethroned India from the numero uno position in the Test ranking.