The series between the two cricketing giants will start with the first Test from November 22. India have defeated Australia in their last two Test tours of Australia, and have not lost a bilateral Test series against Australia since January 2015. Rohit Sharma's men would be aiming for a historic hat-trick of Test series win in Australia this time. Sunil Gavaskar has reckoned that Australia once again face the threat of losing to India as their top-order looks unsettled after the retirement of David Warner. He also called the Australian middle-order 'dodgy'. "It's going to be an exciting series for sure with the talent that is there on both sides and it will also show why Test match cricket is the ultimate format of our beloved game. Oh, and my prediction is a 3-1 win for India," Gavaskar wrote in his column for the mid-day. "With their opening batting problems exacerbated after the retirement of David Warner and the middle-order also a bit dodgy, the Aussies are ripe for the taking once again," Gavaskar added. Further, Sunil Gavaskar also opined that lack of first-class games ahead of the series, and in between the long gaps between the Test matches might hurt the touring Indian side. "India being usual slow starters in an overseas series in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries the first Test will be crucial. That they aren't playing proper first-class games before that as well as in the week long gaps between some Test matches could work against them," Sunil Gavaskar wrote. "That said, it is how schedules are nowadays for most touring sides. It is tough on inexperienced newcomers as Yashasvi Jaiswal found in South Africa last year. He came back brilliantly with over 700 runs against England at home," he added. Notably, India will be playing a four-day intra-squad match before the first Test in Perth, and play a day-night warm-up match against Prime Minister's XI ahead of the second match - a pink ball Test in Adelaide from December 6.