Amidst the smog of Delhi, Australia has to find a formula to beat India at a venue where they have not lost since 1987, or risk handing India a 2-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Last time Virat Kohli played in a Test match at the venue he scored 243 and 50.abc.net.au/news/india-vs-australia-second-test-border-gavaskar-trophy-delhi/101976162After a humbling defeat in Nagpur and questions flying left, right and centre about team selection, Australia's tour of India moves to the capital Delhi, where the tourists face another daunting prospect at one of India's most dominant Test venues.
Those Indian spinners took 16 of India's 20 wickets in the first Test — and it would surprise nobody if that pattern was repeated in Delhi.India's Test cricket fortress, the Arun Jaitley Stadium at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in Delhi. It has to be said, India has only played 12 Tests there in that time, the most recent coming in December 2017 — a high-scoring draw with Sri Lanka that was plagued by reports of smog that led to complaints from Sri Lankan players.As ABC Sport commentator Corbin Middlemas noted on his arrival in the capital last week, the smog could play a role in this Test too — although fortunately air quality appears to have improved in the past couple of days.
Since then, Australia has lost three and drawn three — most recently losing by six wickets in 2013, when Jadeja took match figures of 7-98 and the only Australian to pass 50 with the bat was, incredibly, Peter Siddle — twice.
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