After a gap of almost two years, the time has finally come for us to witness two of the biggest rivals in world cricket up against each other in the longest format of the game. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, India and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/australia-vs-india-farokh-engineer-wants-parthiv-patel-to-be-picked-ahead-of-rishabh-pant-in-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australia</a> are ready to go! It hardly gets more exciting for us, as crazy cricket-fans. The Tests are scheduled to start on December 6. People are already way too excited and are waiting patiently for the action between the two giants of the game to begin.

In this Test series though &#8211; unlike others that were played Down Under in the past &#8211; experts give India a bigger chance of coming out victorious, given the fact that Australia will be playing without arguably the two of their best batsmen. That being said, the series is still expected to be well-contested and batsmen, as usual, are expected to have a bigger say. Here we bring you the list of 5 batsmen, who can end up scoring the most runs in the 4-match series.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-275027" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/08/Virat-Kohli-shot-1.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275027" class="wp-caption-text">India batsman Virat Kohli. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption>

The Indian captain was always going to make our list. He doesn&#8217;t know what playing at home or overseas is. He comes out, owns the bowlers and leaves with a raised bat in every other match now. In fact, people are surprised when Kohli doesn&#8217;t score at least a half-century. Enough of the praises, let&#8217;s now study his numbers and understand why former England captain, Michael Vaughan, called him the “G.O.A.T.” on Twitter.

Virat&#8217;s overall average in Test cricket is 54.58 in 124 innings, and his overall average against Australia is a shade over 50. Now towards the interesting part, the 30-year-old averages an outrageous 62 on Australian grounds, and very few can forget his knock when India last played a test match in Adelaide, Australia. Yet again, he is expected to play a crucial role in the upcoming series as well.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-202862" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/12/Shaun-Marsh-1.jpg" alt="Shaun Marsh" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-202862" class="wp-caption-text">Shaun Marsh of Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)</figcaption>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/mitchell-johnson-wants-australia-to-back-shaun-marsh-for-india-test-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shaun Marsh</a> has been around for Australia for a fair bit of time now. The 35-year-old would love to be among the runs again and have a huge impact in this series. The left-hander hasn&#8217;t been in great form of late but looking at his numbers, and the comebacks he&#8217;s known to make, we just can&#8217;t keep him out of this list.

The Western Australia-born batsman has played a total of 35 Tests for his country and has managed to pile up as many as 2082 runs in 61 innings. His numbers at home are much better than those away from home. So, it&#8217;s fair game if Marsh sits on top at the end of the series. Marsh has to bring forth all his experience into play.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-275022" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/08/Ajinkya-Rahane-1.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275022" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane of India bats. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Ajinkya Rahane is one of those players who do their business in silence and end up surprising everyone when the numbers come out. The elegant right-hander is one of the most important Test batsmen for India, more so, when the matches are played overseas. He has played some memorable knocks away from home in the past and will look to add some more to the list in these four encounters.

Rahane is one of the very few batsmen who average more away from home than at home and India would be looking up to him for scoring big. While his overall average in Tests is 41.41, he averages an impressive 57.00 on Australian soil. The Aussie bowlers will have to watch out for Jinx, as his teammates call him, for sure.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-286226" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/10/Usman-Khawaja.jpg" alt="Usman Khawaja" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-286226" class="wp-caption-text">Usman Khawaja. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Usman Khawaja, the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/pakistan-vs-new-zealand-2018-2nd-test-statistical-highlights/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan</a>-born left-handed batsman, has played the same number of Tests as Shaun Marsh, but his numbers are more impressive. Khawaja in his 35 tests has scored over 2400 runs at an average of over 43. The left-hander also has 13 half-centuries and 7 hundreds to his name. He recently recovered from a knee injury, which he suffered during Australia&#8217;s tour of the UAE.

As if these numbers weren&#8217;t enough for him to make the list, the 31-year-old has an average of 59.38 at home with the highest score of 174. Interestingly, Usman is yet to play a test against India, but the kind of batsman he is, we know he can, and hopefully will, justify his inclusion in this list.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-277587" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/08/Cheteshwar-Pujara-hundred.jpg" alt="Cheteshwar Pujara hundred" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-277587" class="wp-caption-text">India batsman Cheteshwa Pujara celebrates his century. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Cheteshwar Pujara was first included into the Indian team as a replacement for The Wall of Indian cricket, the great <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/avesh-khan-is-grateful-to-ms-dhoni-rahul-dravid-for-their-advice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rahul Dravid</a> after he retired. Pujara has shown his potential and ridiculously impressive temperament on many occasions, both, at home and overseas. The 30-year-old is known to play some really big knocks when he gets going and it becomes hard for bowlers to get under his skins.

Pujara, in the 64 Tests he has played in his career, averages 49.55, but at the same time, he seems to like playing against Australia. The right-hander has played 12 tests against the Aussies and has scored a brilliant 1101 runs at an impressive average of over 55, with the highest score being 204. No surprise, that he is expected to be amongst the leading run-scorers in the series.

~ Written by Nahmat Maeraj

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After a gap of almost two years, the time has finally come for us to witness two of the biggest rivals in world cricket up against each other in the longest format of the game. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, India and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/australia-vs-india-farokh-engineer-wants-parthiv-patel-to-be-picked-ahead-of-rishabh-pant-in-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australia</a> are ready to go! It hardly gets more exciting for us, as crazy cricket-fans. The Tests are scheduled to start on December 6. People are already way too excited and are waiting patiently for the action between the two giants of the game to begin.
In this Test series though – unlike others that were played Down Under in the past – experts give India a bigger chance of coming out victorious, given the fact that Australia will be playing without arguably the two of their best batsmen. That being said, the series is still expected to be well-contested and batsmen, as usual, are expected to have a bigger say. Here we bring you the list of 5 batsmen, who can end up scoring the most runs in the 4-match series.
<h3>Virat Kohli</h3>
<figure id="attachment_275027" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275027" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-275027" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/08/Virat-Kohli-shot-1.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275027" class="wp-caption-text">India batsman Virat Kohli. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
The Indian captain was always going to make our list. He doesn’t know what playing at home or overseas is. He comes out, owns the bowlers and leaves with a raised bat in every other match now. In fact, people are surprised when Kohli doesn’t score at least a half-century. Enough of the praises, let’s now study his numbers and understand why former England captain, Michael Vaughan, called him the “G.O.A.T.” on Twitter.
Virat’s overall average in Test cricket is 54.58 in 124 innings, and his overall average against Australia is a shade over 50. Now towards the interesting part, the 30-year-old averages an outrageous 62 on Australian grounds, and very few can forget his knock when India last played a test match in Adelaide, Australia. Yet again, he is expected to play a crucial role in the upcoming series as well.

<h3>Shaun Marsh</h3>
<figure id="attachment_202862" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-202862" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-202862" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/12/Shaun-Marsh-1.jpg" alt="Shaun Marsh" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-202862" class="wp-caption-text">Shaun Marsh of Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/mitchell-johnson-wants-australia-to-back-shaun-marsh-for-india-test-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shaun Marsh</a> has been around for Australia for a fair bit of time now. The 35-year-old would love to be among the runs again and have a huge impact in this series. The left-hander hasn’t been in great form of late but looking at his numbers, and the comebacks he’s known to make, we just can’t keep him out of this list.
The Western Australia-born batsman has played a total of 35 Tests for his country and has managed to pile up as many as 2082 runs in 61 innings. His numbers at home are much better than those away from home. So, it’s fair game if Marsh sits on top at the end of the series. Marsh has to bring forth all his experience into play.

<h3>Ajinkya Rahane</h3>
<figure id="attachment_275022" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275022" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-275022" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/08/Ajinkya-Rahane-1.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275022" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane of India bats. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Ajinkya Rahane is one of those players who do their business in silence and end up surprising everyone when the numbers come out. The elegant right-hander is one of the most important Test batsmen for India, more so, when the matches are played overseas. He has played some memorable knocks away from home in the past and will look to add some more to the list in these four encounters.
Rahane is one of the very few batsmen who average more away from home than at home and India would be looking up to him for scoring big. While his overall average in Tests is 41.41, he averages an impressive 57.00 on Australian soil. The Aussie bowlers will have to watch out for Jinx, as his teammates call him, for sure.

<h3>Usman Khawaja</h3>
<figure id="attachment_286226" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-286226" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-286226" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/10/Usman-Khawaja.jpg" alt="Usman Khawaja" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-286226" class="wp-caption-text">Usman Khawaja. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Usman Khawaja, the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/pakistan-vs-new-zealand-2018-2nd-test-statistical-highlights/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan</a>-born left-handed batsman, has played the same number of Tests as Shaun Marsh, but his numbers are more impressive. Khawaja in his 35 tests has scored over 2400 runs at an average of over 43. The left-hander also has 13 half-centuries and 7 hundreds to his name. He recently recovered from a knee injury, which he suffered during Australia’s tour of the UAE.
As if these numbers weren’t enough for him to make the list, the 31-year-old has an average of 59.38 at home with the highest score of 174. Interestingly, Usman is yet to play a test against India, but the kind of batsman he is, we know he can, and hopefully will, justify his inclusion in this list.

<h3>Cheteshwar Pujara</h3>
<figure id="attachment_277587" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-277587" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-277587" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/08/Cheteshwar-Pujara-hundred.jpg" alt="Cheteshwar Pujara hundred" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-277587" class="wp-caption-text">India batsman Cheteshwa Pujara celebrates his century. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Cheteshwar Pujara was first included into the Indian team as a replacement for The Wall of Indian cricket, the great <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/avesh-khan-is-grateful-to-ms-dhoni-rahul-dravid-for-their-advice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rahul Dravid</a> after he retired. Pujara has shown his potential and ridiculously impressive temperament on many occasions, both, at home and overseas. The 30-year-old is known to play some really big knocks when he gets going and it becomes hard for bowlers to get under his skins.
Pujara, in the 64 Tests he has played in his career, averages 49.55, but at the same time, he seems to like playing against Australia. The right-hander has played 12 tests against the Aussies and has scored a brilliant 1101 runs at an impressive average of over 55, with the highest score being 204. No surprise, that he is expected to be amongst the leading run-scorers in the series.
~ Written by Nahmat Maeraj
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After a gap of almost two years, the time has finally come for us to witness two of the biggest rivals in world cricket up against each other in the longest format of the game. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, India and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/australia-vs-india-farokh-engineer-wants-parthiv-patel-to-be-picked-ahead-of-rishabh-pant-in-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australia</a> are ready to go! It hardly gets more exciting for us, as crazy cricket-fans. The Tests are scheduled to start on December 6. People are already way too excited and are waiting patiently for the action between the two giants of the game to begin.
In this Test series though &#8211; unlike others that were played Down Under in the past &#8211; experts give India a bigger chance of coming out victorious, given the fact that Australia will be playing without arguably the two of their best batsmen. That being said, the series is still expected to be well-contested and batsmen, as usual, are expected to have a bigger say. Here we bring you the list of 5 batsmen, who can end up scoring the most runs in the 4-match series.
<h3>Virat Kohli</h3>
<figure id="attachment_275027" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275027" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-275027" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/08/Virat-Kohli-shot-1.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275027" class="wp-caption-text">India batsman Virat Kohli. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
The Indian captain was always going to make our list. He doesn&#8217;t know what playing at home or overseas is. He comes out, owns the bowlers and leaves with a raised bat in every other match now. In fact, people are surprised when Kohli doesn&#8217;t score at least a half-century. Enough of the praises, let&#8217;s now study his numbers and understand why former England captain, Michael Vaughan, called him the “G.O.A.T.” on Twitter.
Virat&#8217;s overall average in Test cricket is 54.58 in 124 innings, and his overall average against Australia is a shade over 50. Now towards the interesting part, the 30-year-old averages an outrageous 62 on Australian grounds, and very few can forget his knock when India last played a test match in Adelaide, Australia. Yet again, he is expected to play a crucial role in the upcoming series as well.

<h3>Shaun Marsh</h3>
<figure id="attachment_202862" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-202862" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-202862" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/12/Shaun-Marsh-1.jpg" alt="Shaun Marsh" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-202862" class="wp-caption-text">Shaun Marsh of Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/mitchell-johnson-wants-australia-to-back-shaun-marsh-for-india-test-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shaun Marsh</a> has been around for Australia for a fair bit of time now. The 35-year-old would love to be among the runs again and have a huge impact in this series. The left-hander hasn&#8217;t been in great form of late but looking at his numbers, and the comebacks he&#8217;s known to make, we just can&#8217;t keep him out of this list.
The Western Australia-born batsman has played a total of 35 Tests for his country and has managed to pile up as many as 2082 runs in 61 innings. His numbers at home are much better than those away from home. So, it&#8217;s fair game if Marsh sits on top at the end of the series. Marsh has to bring forth all his experience into play.

<h3>Ajinkya Rahane</h3>
<figure id="attachment_275022" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275022" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-275022" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/08/Ajinkya-Rahane-1.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275022" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane of India bats. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Ajinkya Rahane is one of those players who do their business in silence and end up surprising everyone when the numbers come out. The elegant right-hander is one of the most important Test batsmen for India, more so, when the matches are played overseas. He has played some memorable knocks away from home in the past and will look to add some more to the list in these four encounters.
Rahane is one of the very few batsmen who average more away from home than at home and India would be looking up to him for scoring big. While his overall average in Tests is 41.41, he averages an impressive 57.00 on Australian soil. The Aussie bowlers will have to watch out for Jinx, as his teammates call him, for sure.

<h3>Usman Khawaja</h3>
<figure id="attachment_286226" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-286226" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-286226" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/10/Usman-Khawaja.jpg" alt="Usman Khawaja" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-286226" class="wp-caption-text">Usman Khawaja. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Usman Khawaja, the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/pakistan-vs-new-zealand-2018-2nd-test-statistical-highlights/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan</a>-born left-handed batsman, has played the same number of Tests as Shaun Marsh, but his numbers are more impressive. Khawaja in his 35 tests has scored over 2400 runs at an average of over 43. The left-hander also has 13 half-centuries and 7 hundreds to his name. He recently recovered from a knee injury, which he suffered during Australia&#8217;s tour of the UAE.
As if these numbers weren&#8217;t enough for him to make the list, the 31-year-old has an average of 59.38 at home with the highest score of 174. Interestingly, Usman is yet to play a test against India, but the kind of batsman he is, we know he can, and hopefully will, justify his inclusion in this list.

<h3>Cheteshwar Pujara</h3>
<figure id="attachment_277587" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-277587" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-277587" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/08/Cheteshwar-Pujara-hundred.jpg" alt="Cheteshwar Pujara hundred" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-277587" class="wp-caption-text">India batsman Cheteshwa Pujara celebrates his century. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Cheteshwar Pujara was first included into the Indian team as a replacement for The Wall of Indian cricket, the great <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/avesh-khan-is-grateful-to-ms-dhoni-rahul-dravid-for-their-advice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rahul Dravid</a> after he retired. Pujara has shown his potential and ridiculously impressive temperament on many occasions, both, at home and overseas. The 30-year-old is known to play some really big knocks when he gets going and it becomes hard for bowlers to get under his skins.
Pujara, in the 64 Tests he has played in his career, averages 49.55, but at the same time, he seems to like playing against Australia. The right-hander has played 12 tests against the Aussies and has scored a brilliant 1101 runs at an impressive average of over 55, with the highest score being 204. No surprise, that he is expected to be amongst the leading run-scorers in the series.
~ Written by Nahmat Maeraj
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The series will get underway on December 6 at Adelaide Oval.

Australia vs India: 5 batsmen who can end the Test series as the leading run-scorer

India and Australia are ready to go! It hardly gets more exciting for me, as a crazy cricket-fan. The tests are scheduled to start from the 6th of