India v Australia 2018/19: 5 Key battles which might decide the outcome of the Test series

#1 Virat Kohli versus Australia's pacers

Well, this is what the world wants to witness, Australia's quicks versus the number 1 batsman in the world. Virat Kohli has been on a record-breaking spree and has scored 1059 runs in 10 matches with 4 centuries in 2018. He has also completed 1000 runs in a calendar year for the third successive time.

Kohli loves playing in Australia and relishes the battle against the Aussies. There has been a lot of talk about sledging and confrontation. However, Kohli never gets unfazed by these things and usually comes up trumps.

Australians have even said that they won't needle Kohli this time around. He finished with 593 runs in the Test series against England and has scored 992 runs in Australia in 8 matches with 5 centuries.

The same set of bowlers were turned into mere spectators when India toured Australia last time around. Kohli scored heavily against Aussie pacers and none of their bowling plans had any effect on the right-hander.

The performance of Kohli against the Aussie pacers would go on to decide the fate of the series.