5 key battles to watch out for in the India - Australia series

Shikhar Dhawan Vs James Faulkner:

Ever since being recalled into the Indian side, Dhawan has been in a purple patch and has not put a foot wrong since. The Australians would know a thing or two about him, as it was against them that he scored a record-breaking 187 in test debut at Mohali. Dhawan will be playing his first International at home following that breath-taking debut and it was against this opposition that he was out for a duck in his ODI debut.

Having played for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and CLT20, Faulkner would not be finding it hard to acclimatize to the Indian conditions. He has had a good start to his International career so-far and his new-ball duel with Dhawan will be an engrossing one to watch.