Following India’s loss to Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final on Sunday at The Oval, Virat Kohli posted a mysterious message on social media.
After Scott Boland bowled Kohli for 49 runs, India lost seven wickets in the first session of Day 5 and fell to a 209-run defeat.
Many fans are perplexed by Virat Kohli’s Instagram story. It was posted just hours after India’s defeat in the World Cup final.
“Silence is the source of great strength,” read a picture that Kohli posted on his Instagram story.
Fans are perplexed by Virat Kohli’s cryptic Instagram story following the WTC Final defeat
Many fans were perplexed by the image because no explanation was offered along with it.
Australia defeated India by 209 runs in the World Test Championship final on Sunday at The Oval after Scott Boland instigated a dramatic collapse.
India began on 164-3 after setting a record 444 to win.
They lost seven wickets for 70 runs in the final 24 overs of the fifth day, allowing them to collapse to 234 all out.
On his way to a career-high 3-46 in 16 overs, Boland caused the initial havoc by taking two wickets in a single over, including the prized scalp of Virat Kohli.
An off-spinner named Nathan Lyon (4-41) finished off the tail.
Australia won the one major men’s cricket championship that had eluded them previously. Pat Cummins’ team is now optimistic going into the first Ashes Test against England next week.
However, as a result of New Zealand’s victory over India in the inaugural 2021 WTC final in Southampton. India is still looking for the first piece of international silverware in ten years.
The West Indies’ 418-7 against Australia at St. John’s in 2003 was the highest score any team made to win in the fourth innings.
During the 146 years of Test history, so all cricket logic was against India with a target of 444, which was significantly higher.
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