4 reasons which make India start favorites against Australia for the T20Is

India has been a team on the rise and some of the recent performances have been a testament to this. The Indian think-tank has found the right answers to some of the impending problems in the recent past.

India have become more competitive than ever by developing a talent pool and judiciously testing its bench strength. These factors have culminated in improving the overall performances.

India have a very formidable T20 unit. They have been successful all over the world by winning T20 International series in South Africa, Australia and England.

The combinations have been well thought and the IPL experience helps them in dealing with pressure. With so much of hard work and fitness put into good use in the domestic circuit, India now has unearthed a group, that is hungry to win and never intimidated by the might of the opposition.

Let's take a look into some of the reason why India will start as favourites against Australia.

#1 Settled Batting Combination

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma: India's batting mainstays

India has a settled batting combination with a very formidable top-3. Rohit Sharma has been on a record-breaking spree in T20s with 4 international centuries to his name and also being the only player with 19 50+ scores. Shikhar Dhawan has been a good side kick for Rohit Sharma and the duo recently became the most successful pairing in T20 Internationals. Virat Kohli has been the undisputed king in this format and has created and broken several records all by himself.

KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are exciting talents who have played enough T20 cricket. Dinesh Karthik's value as a finisher increased with his exploits in Nidhahas trophy in Sri Lanka.

There are Manish Pandey and Krunal Pandya who have performed well in the opportunities given to them. Since there is enough batting depth, India should feel optimistic about battling it out in Australia and they would equally feel comfortable to either set a target or chase down a target.

#2 Variety In Spin Bowling

Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep

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India's spin twins

There was a time when India relied on the finger spinning options with Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja featuring in 3 World T20's. Ashwin and Jadeja lacked mystery and power hitters would go berserk against them during the middle overs. To negate this aspect, India have brought in two leg-spinners who are very different in variety and variations. Kuldeep and Chahal have forged a partnership that is consistently helping India in the middle overs.

Kuldeep is a chinaman whose stick delivery is the leg-spin followed by a well-disguised wrong'un. He uses his craft really well and varies the pace and trajectory to flummox the batsman. He has been the go-to bowler in recent times for breaking partnerships. Chahal does a good supporting job by keeping things tight and using his variations keep the batsmen guessing. They both have an economy around 7 in T20 cricket and they serve as partnership breakers.

#3 Experienced Death Bowlers

Bhuvi and Bumrah: India's trusted death bowling pair

Death bowling has a major impact on T20 cricket. It can make or break a game. When power hitters go hammers and tongs, you should have the right temperament to keep them under check and use your variations smartly to get on top of them.

India have Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, two of the very best when it comes to death bowling. They have had enough experience in IPL playing for Mumbai and Hyderabad, where they face some of the world's fiercest hitters.

Bumrah and Bhuvi have bowled well in the death overs for India. Bumrah has a lethal yorker and a well disguised slower one which is hard to pick. He can be termed as India's yorker machine, as he can dish out yorkers day in day out.

Bhuvi too has a good yorker and a knuckleball which is bowled at a considerably lower speed. They have formed a good partnership and have the lowest economy rate during the death overs amongst the top nations.

#4 Knowledge Of Conditions

When India toured Australia in early 2016, India triumphed in the T20 series 3-0. Virat Kohli was the Man of the series and Rohit Sharma played exceptionally well. Shikhar Dhawan chipped in and Suresh Raina provided the finishing touches. Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, they two debutantes had impressive debuts in Australia.

Most of the current set of players from India have played in Australia before and they have performed really well. This should bode well for the team and they will definitely start as favourites as the current Australian team is undergoing a major transformation.