Former England captain Michael Vaughan said that India’s success in their last two Test tours of Australia came from skipper Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri’s aggressive approach as well. He also questioned whether current captain Rohit Sharma could replicate Kohli’s in-your-face attitude in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy as well.

Speaking to Fox Cricket in the build-up to the upcoming series, Vaughan said: “I don’t think there can be another one, but who’s going to be the Virat Kohli? Can Rohit arrive and kind of captain in a similar sense? I think that’s going to be the big challenge for India over the course of the next few weeks.” “I’m a big believer (that) when you play Australia, there’s only one way to play them (and) that’s being on the front foot, being aggressive and trying to ruffle a few feathers. Ravi could do it. Virat could do it. I want to know in this Indian camp, who’s the Ravi Shastri?”

Michael Vaughan also feels Virat Kohli’s past success in Australian conditions will prepare him well for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy as well. The star batter has been in poor form in Tests lately. He averaged under 16 in India’s latest setback — a 3-0 defeat to New Zealand at home as well.

“I think Virat Kohli, when he comes here, when he lands in Australia, he lands and knows that this is a place that he’s had a huge amount of success. You could argue which of the number fours has the biggest series could be the deciding factor of the whole series,” Vaughan concluded.