While T20 and Test crickets are chalk and cheese — and both sides will have nearly different sets of players and captains — cricket pundits such as Steve Waugh have said that "performance with the willow" will be a prerequisite if Australia is to set themselves up for a series triumph" in the series starting December 8 at The Gabba in Brisbane.
The two defeats - a 10-wicket beating at the hands of Pakistan and an eight-wicket thrashing at the hands of Kane Williamson's New Zealand - have dropped India further farther down the Group 2 points table, below countries like Afghanistan and Namibia.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) released short footage of India's nets practise, in which the 28-year-old was seen rolling his arm over and throwing down at least half-a-dozen deliveries while not bowling at full velocity.
