Virat Kohli's poor form with the bat continued in Australia after being dismissed for just 5 runs in the 1st innings of the opening test match in Perth. A rising delivery from Josh Hazlewood saw Kohli edging the delivery to Usman Khawaja in slip. The right-handed batter was standing outside the crease and couldn’t keep the ball down. Virat came to the series having scored just 93 runs in six innings in the previous series against New Zealand.
Extra bounce from Josh Hazlewood to dismiss Virat Kohli. pic.twitter.com/dQEG1rJSKA
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 22, 2024
Here's what fans had to say about Virat Kohli's failure
Maine to pahele hi kaha tha...
— Ipul (@gujjuallrounder) November 22, 2024
Yeh tumhara King Virat Kohli hagne wala hai..#INDvAUS https://t.co/DujW575SrQ pic.twitter.com/H6cKnO2v2C
London boy Virat Kohli #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/AqGZnUsKFY
— UmdarTamker (@UmdarTamker) November 22, 2024
Selectors to Virat Kohli after BGT. #INDvsAus pic.twitter.com/hYSjfXY8sV
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) November 22, 2024
#ViratKohli's never-ending love for edges continues. He can't play spin properly, and he can't handle fast bowling these days either. This is the 10th time #JoshHazlewood has dismissed him in internationals.#AUSvIND #BGT2024 #BorderGavaskarTrophy2024 #BorderGavaskarTrophy pic.twitter.com/GLH9tTkJ2J
— Tejan Shrivastava (@BeingTeJan) November 22, 2024
India vs Australia 1st Test updates
Just before the start of the match, India handed over caps to two debutants Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Post that, Jasprit Bumrah, the stand-in skipper took a bold decision to bat first on a green top wicket.
It wasn’t the best of starts for Team India as Yashasvi Jaiswal was removed early by Mitchell Starc for 0. Devdutt Padikkal took his time on the crease and along with KL Rahul looked to forge a partnership as India moved to 13-1 in 8 overs.
But Padikkal did not survive much as he only managed to get a 23-ball duck, bringing Virat Kohli to the crease. At the time of writing India had lost it's fourth wicket with KL Rahul departing for 26 runs with Carey taking a simple catch behind the stumps.