<p>Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has warned that India could be "smoked 4-0" in the Test series if skipper Virat Kohli does not set the tone in the white-ball games before his departure.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old Kohli has been granted paternity leave by the BCCI to be with his wife for the birth of their first child. He will lead the team in the white-ball series, comprising three ODIs and as many T20s, and the opening Test at Adelaide before heading back home.</p>.<p>"These One-dayers and these Twenty20s is where Virat Kohli can really stand up and lead from the front," Clarke said on 'Sky Sports Radio' on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"If India don't have success in the One-dayers and the T20s, they are in deep trouble in the Test matches and they'll get smoked 4-0, in my opinion," he added.</p>.<p>Clarke feels that despite featuring in only one Test, the talismanic Indian skipper could still play a huge role in the outcome of the red-ball series by dominating in the limited overs game.</p>.<p>"I think the tone he sets with this team will play a big role when he leaves, after the first Test match."</p>.<p>The much talked about contest between the two best sides in the world would begin on November 27 with the ODI series-opener in Sydney.</p>.<p>The former World Cup-winning skipper said Jasprit Bumrah will also have a huge role in the much anticipated series, adding that the star pacer needs to bowl aggressively to put the pressure on the home side.</p>.<p>"Opening bowler, probably the best short-form bowler in the world at the moment but his success in Test cricket has been exceptional as well.</p>.<p>"He's quick, he's got a really different action, so I think he needs to set the tone and be really aggressive to the Australian batters," Clarke said.</p>.<p>The 39-year-old pointed out that Bumrah has been winning the duel against the formidable David Warner and also has the ability to trouble star batsman Steve Smith.</p>.<p>"Again, it's not just about the wickets he takes, it's how he bowls. He's got Davey Warner's measure at the moment, he's got him out a number of times.</p>.<p>"Even to someone like Steve Smith, he's got to use that short ball consistently and regularly, like Jofra Archer did to Steve Smith in the Ashes.</p>.<p>"They've (Bumrah and Kohli) got to take the Aussies on and those two players are India’s best two players to be aggressive to the Australians," he added.</p>.<p>India made history by winning their first Test series on Australian soil in the 2018-19 rubber.</p>.<p>However, the hosts were then without their star batsmen Warner and Smith, who were were serving bans for their involvement in the 2018 ball-tampering incident</p>
<p>Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has warned that India could be "smoked 4-0" in the Test series if skipper Virat Kohli does not set the tone in the white-ball games before his departure.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old Kohli has been granted paternity leave by the BCCI to be with his wife for the birth of their first child. He will lead the team in the white-ball series, comprising three ODIs and as many T20s, and the opening Test at Adelaide before heading back home.</p>.<p>"These One-dayers and these Twenty20s is where Virat Kohli can really stand up and lead from the front," Clarke said on 'Sky Sports Radio' on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"If India don't have success in the One-dayers and the T20s, they are in deep trouble in the Test matches and they'll get smoked 4-0, in my opinion," he added.</p>.<p>Clarke feels that despite featuring in only one Test, the talismanic Indian skipper could still play a huge role in the outcome of the red-ball series by dominating in the limited overs game.</p>.<p>"I think the tone he sets with this team will play a big role when he leaves, after the first Test match."</p>.<p>The much talked about contest between the two best sides in the world would begin on November 27 with the ODI series-opener in Sydney.</p>.<p>The former World Cup-winning skipper said Jasprit Bumrah will also have a huge role in the much anticipated series, adding that the star pacer needs to bowl aggressively to put the pressure on the home side.</p>.<p>"Opening bowler, probably the best short-form bowler in the world at the moment but his success in Test cricket has been exceptional as well.</p>.<p>"He's quick, he's got a really different action, so I think he needs to set the tone and be really aggressive to the Australian batters," Clarke said.</p>.<p>The 39-year-old pointed out that Bumrah has been winning the duel against the formidable David Warner and also has the ability to trouble star batsman Steve Smith.</p>.<p>"Again, it's not just about the wickets he takes, it's how he bowls. He's got Davey Warner's measure at the moment, he's got him out a number of times.</p>.<p>"Even to someone like Steve Smith, he's got to use that short ball consistently and regularly, like Jofra Archer did to Steve Smith in the Ashes.</p>.<p>"They've (Bumrah and Kohli) got to take the Aussies on and those two players are India’s best two players to be aggressive to the Australians," he added.</p>.<p>India made history by winning their first Test series on Australian soil in the 2018-19 rubber.</p>.<p>However, the hosts were then without their star batsmen Warner and Smith, who were were serving bans for their involvement in the 2018 ball-tampering incident</p>