Rohit Sharma led India to the T20 World Cup title in June earlier this year and announced his retirement from the format along with Virat Kohli, who played a knock of 76 runs in the final against South Africa in Bridgetown.

While India currently holds the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, their recent form suggests that the hosts will face an uphill battle.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma managed just 91and 93 runs respectively against New Zealand in the recently-concluded Test series which India lost 0-3.

Former Australia fast bowler Brendon Julian has backed Australia to steamroll India inside 4 days at Perth, the venue for the first Test.

Sanjay Manjrekar backed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to return to form in the upcoming five-Test series Down Under. The two batters failed in India's shocking 0-3 defeat to New Zealand in spin-friendly conditions at home.