Australia vs India 2018-19: 3 factors that could decide the Test series

#2. The Virat Kohli effect

Virat Kohli will be the key factor for India once again

Nobody can deny that Virat Kohli in the past few years has been the key factor for Team India. And now he is returning to the country where he started his Test captaincy career in 2014, after the retirement of MS Dhoni.

Kohli has been in terrific form this season and would be hoping to continue his dream run against the Aussies as well. But the thing everyone would be looking at is 'Virat Kohli - The Captain'.

Kohli as a batsman is going from strength to strength with each passing game, but Kohli as a captain is still being questioned over his tactics and team combinations.

He is eager to conquer overseas territory, and this could possibly be the series where he silences the critics who questioned his captaincy both in South Africa and England.

The Aussies on their part would be fully aware of the 'Kohli threat', and would be trying to neutralize its effect in the best possible way.

Team India will be hugely dependent on Kohli - both with the bat and with the captaincy. And they would be hoping for some better results this time, unlike in South Africa and England.