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India head coach Gautam Gambhir found himself at the receiving end of criticism after India put on a poor display of batting in the first Test against Australia. The highly-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy kicked off on Friday, November 22, at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The game saw Jasprit Bumrah shouldering the responsibility of captaincy in the absence of skipper Rohit Sharma. Bumrah won the toss and let his side put the score on the board first.
The Indian team, who headed into the series on the back of an embarrassing 0-3 loss against New Zealand at home hoped for a better outing down under. However, contrary to expectations, the two-time WTC finalists had a disastrous start. The Aussie bowlers ripped into India’s batting order and the side were soon reduced to 51-4 before lunch. While Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal went back after ducks, talismanic batter Virat Kohli was sent back after scoring five runs off 12 balls.
Fans brutally criticse Gautam Gambhir after India fail to perform in BGT opener
The continuous performance slumps didn’t sit well with fans and they took to X to brutally troll Indian head coach, Gautam Gambhir. Here’s how they reacted:
As of writing, India were batting at 93-6.
