India vs Australia 2017: All you need to know about the second Test in Bengaluru

#1 Importance of leading from the front

Among those with at least 2000 runs as captain, Smith’s average of 73.37 is second only to Bradman‘s 101.51

The stand out batsman from both sides, Smith could have a massive influence in shaping the match. But the Indians need to remind themselves that they could have prevented the Australian skipper from scoring the second-innings century in Pune had their close-in fielders found a way to catch the ball. If they show similar shoddiness here, the 27-year old run machine will capitalise once again.

For India, all eyes will be on their skipper Virat Kohli whose body language in the opening Test appeared to sour as his team were being put under the sword. However, acknowledging his driven nature, he will be seething. It won’t be any surprise if he sets Bengaluru alight with a resplendent knock.