India vs Australia 2017: All you need to know about the first Test in Pune

#2 Jadeja and Starc eye Test double

Jadeja is on the verge of joining a select group of Indian cricketers

Here are a few interesting statistics surrounding the game.

Six of Kohli’s 16 Test centuries have come against Australia. Among Indian batsmen, only Sunil Gavaskar (8) and Sachin Tendulkar (11) scored more Test tons against the Aussies.

Both Jadeja and Starc are on the verge of completing the Test double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets. They need 76 and 51 runs respectively to get to the landmark. When he gets there, the left-arm spinner will become the 10^th Indian cricketer to the feat.

Among those with at least 4000 Test runs, only Don Bradman (99.94) and Herbert Sutcliffe (60.73) have a better average than Smith’s 60.15.

With 228 scalps to his name, Lyon is statistically the most successful off-spinner to have represented Australia.