India vs Australia 2018-19: 4 Indian batsmen pivotal to India's chances of Test success in Australia

#2 Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane - The jinx

Ajinkya Rahane is India's most dependable middle-order batsman when playing outside India after Virat Kohli. He has scored 6 out of his 10 Test centuries playing outside India.

Rahane possesses an excellent average of 46.32 when playing in foreign conditions, which is considerably higher than his overall career average of 40.91. He will play an important if early wickets fall for the team or a solid middle order partnership is required.

Rahane needs to bat solidly and spend as much as the time he can on the batting crease to help India compete well in Australia.

#1 Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli - The King

Virat Kohli is a modern cricketing great who possesses a knack of producing daddy hundreds, and has become the mainstay of the Indian batting unit. He has delivered outstanding batting performances even when others have failed to provide adequate support to him.

Kohli's aggressive intent helps build a combative mindset among other players too, and makes the matches more competitive.

He has a marvelous batting record in Australia with five centuries and 992 runs in just 8 Test matches. Kohli just needs to do perform in his usual way if India has to win the series against the Aussies for the very first time Down Under.