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Netizens went all-guns blazing against Virat Kohli after the cricketer departed for five runs in the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The highly-anticipated five-match Test series between Australia and India began on Friday, November 22 at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah shouldered the responsibility of captain in the absence of skipper Rohit Sharma. The visitors handed Test debuts to Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy whereas Nathan McSweeney made his debut for Australia.
While the Indian team was visibly confident with their decision of batting first after winning the toss, things turned out differently. India lost early wickets in the form of opener Yashvasi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal, who were forced to walk back without any contribution to the overall total. Virat Kohli, team India’s legendary batter, who has been going through a form slump off late was expected to make a sound comeback, given his past records Down Under. However, the cricketer failed to contribute much and departed before reaching the two-figure mark. Kohli was caught off by Usman Khawaja off a Josh Hazlewood delivery for five runs off 12 balls, and India were reduced to 32/3.
Netizens react as Virat Kohli fails to deliver magic with bat
Seeing India failing miserably in a crucial series and getting off to a poor start didn’t sit well with fans. Things got worse when even Kohli couldn’t do much with bat, and fans didn’t hold themselves back as they criticised the side for poor batting. Here’s how they reacted:
As of writing, India were at 47-3 off 22.1 overs.
