A baptism of fire: India seniors give pointers to GenNext

The Men in Blue have won on their last two tours Down Under but that shouldn’t distract them from the challenge awaiting them this time

New Delhi: In the school of hard knocks, a tour of Australia is perhaps the hardest of them all. It tests you in ways expected... and unexpected. It starts off with the crowd, brings in the abrasive local media and finally ends with a team that is very tough to beat at home.

Yashasvi Jaiswal leads a bunch of talented Indian youngsters who are on their maiden tour to Australia. (AFP)

Starting in 1877, Australia have played 445 Tests at home and won 259 of them. Their win-loss ratio of 2.539 in home Tests is unmatched in the