Australia vs India 2018-19: 7 milestones in sight for Indian team in the Test series

#2 India looking for a first-ever series win in Australia

Apart from solitary wins scattered out across the years, the side has never managed to bring home a series in its entirety

India has a very dismal record when it comes to playing Tests in Australia. Apart from solitary wins scattered out across the years, the side has never managed to bring home a series in its entirety.

Of the 11 series played so far between India and Australia in Australia, eight were won by the hosts while thrice the games ended in a series tie.

The most recent series was between December 2014 and January 2015, when the teams played four matches against each other.

Australia won 2-0, with the remaining two matches ending up as draws. Virat Kohli was the second-best runs-scorer (692 runs) behind player-of-the-tournament Steven Smith (769 runs). It was also Kohli's first outing as full-time captain after Dhoni announced a shock retirement following the third game.

This may be India's best chance in recent times, to claim a series win in Australia. The hosts lack their best players in Smith and David Warner who are unavailable due to the ban, while the current Indian side has a bigger experience with the red ball than many of the new Aussie players.

Still, the contests will not be easy at all, given several factors like the nature of pitches, the moving Kookaburra ball, the prevailing Aussie conditions, and many more.

As a result, it will be historic indeed, if Team India goes on to clinch their maiden series win Down Under, this time.