Team India won their maiden Test series against the Australians in Australia in 2019 when their former skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner were banned for their part in the ball-tampering scandal at Cape Town.

But as the Warner-Smith duo is back with a bang in Test cricket, India’s opening batsman Rohit Sharma feels it will be a completely "different ball game” this time while touring down under.

“I was looking forward to the New Zealand series but unfortunately, injury (calf muscle) happened at the wrong time, but I can't wait to go to Australia and play the Test matches there. Australia in Australia with those two guys will be a different ball game,” the right-hander told India Today.

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While talking about opening the batting in the longest format, Rohit said, “I was told you might be opening in Tests as well. It was two years ago. I was preparing myself from then onwards. I wanted to play and not watch the game. When the chance came along, I was ready. There were some technical aspects, I needed to be aware of.”

The 32-year-old Mumbai-based batsman then talked about the upcoming Australia tour is really exciting as the Men in Blue are playing their best cricket.

“As a team, we are playing best cricket right now, everybody wants to take the game back to the opposition. If it happens (amid the COVID-19 pandemic), it will be a great series to be part of,” Sharma said.

India’s tour of Australia is scheduled between October 2020 and January 2021. But will this tour happen or not is the biggest question as all the major sporting activities are postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

(With PTI inputs)