A lot of expert opinion doing the rounds may be suggesting that India are favourites going into the series against Australia, starting on Tuesday, but legendary Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist isn't among them.
Even as the once mighty Australians have struggled without the banned Steve Smith and David Warner, Gilchrist points to how "great Indian teams" have performed Down Under in the past.
"I don't think I can say that India will start as favourites because history will tell you that it (Australia) is a very tough place," Gilchrist told Cricketnext. "Some great Indian teams, some great teams from England have come here and they have had limited success.
"It's going to be a tough challenge for India, but I think it will be an even contest. Both teams have an opportunity to create a legacy of their own. It's a new-look Australian team on the back of all that has happened last summer. They will look to stake their claim as the top Australian team and India will look to achieve something that no other teams from their country have been able to achieve."
India had their moments in SA and England, largely because of their bowlers and skipper Virat Kohli, but still fell short by a fair margin in both the tours. While India lost 1-2 in SA, they went down 1-4 against Joe Root's English side.
The last time India played a Test series in Australia, Kohli amassed tons of runs and took the home team to their limits, but India still suffered a 0-2 defeat in the four-match series. Both the games that India lost were pretty close. Meanwhile, a lot has happened since Australia hammered England 4-0 at home in the 2017-18 Ashes.
Australian cricket has been in turmoil since their ill-fated tour of SA. Gilchrist, however, said Australia are always a dominant side in their backyard, but India have a very well-balanced team and if they can adjust to the conditions quickly, they have a serious chance of creating history.
"Australia have always been a dominating side in their own backyard and they will believe that they will do well again. India will have to find a way to start on a high," said the 47-year-old, who retired in 2008 after scoring over 15,000 runs...