5 Notable Statistics From The First Two Tests

#1 India have the top three run-scorers in the series

Kohli has the second most runs in the series behind Pujara

In the first two Tests, India were over-reliant on the runs of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane. Together, the three have scored 57.45% of the runs India have made in the series.

This is particularly worrying considering they are situated at three, four and five in the batting order. These three batsmen are all averaging above 40, with Pujara holding the best average at 55.50. They are also three of the four batters in the side to have played more than 50 Tests, with Murali Vijay being the other one. Their wickets, therefore, carry a great deal of weight to them.

The next best batsman for India this series is Rishabh Pant, who has scored between 25 and 36 in all four innings. He has looked streaky, but in Perth, he was put in an awkward position due to India's weak tail.

Pant is seventh on the list of leading run-scorers in this series, the next Indian batsman is Vijay, at fifteenth, with only 49 runs in the series.

The extreme disparity between India's best three batsmen and the rest of the side will no doubt lead to much debate about selections in the build-up to the third Test. It seems particularly unlikely that India will stick with the opening pair of Vijay and KL Rahul, but their lower order also needs to step up to give their side some depth.

However, these statistics also reveal much about the Australian side, as both the centuries scored in this series have been from Indian batsmen.

All of Australia's top seven have contributed in some capacity, but if India finds more depth with the bat, then Australia will need someone to stand up and make a big score. This will not be easy for them, as four of their top seven are still yet to make a century in Test cricket.