India, Oct. 16 -- Australia thumped South Africa in the first Test at Kingsmead, Durban earlier this week, but now with Kagiso Rabada back after recovering a hamstring problem, the equation will be a little different.

South Africa missed Rabada a great deal at Kingsmead. In his absence, they lacked teeth. The hosts had reduced the Aussies to 187/6 on the opening day but overnight batsman Matt Renshaw, who hadn't scored a Test century since 2016, went on to rack up 190 on the second day. The Proteas didn't recover after that and remained behind the eight ball before eventually losing the contest by 214 runs.

If Rabada was there, things may have perhaps turned out differently for the hosts. The fast bowler's record against the Aussies is ...