Virat Kohli had a forgettable outing with the bat in the first T20I against Australia PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Tuesday, September 20. The former Indian captain managed only two runs off seven deliveries before getting out.
The hosts were asked to bat first by Aussie captain Aaron Finch. The Men in Blue didn’t had a great start, losing skipper Rohit Sharma in the third over. Rohit tried to take the attack to the opposition but found Nathan Ellis at the deep square-leg.
Virat Kohli, who came into the game on the back of a scintillating century against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2022, failed to keep the momentum going. The right-handed batter who looked under pressure against Adam Zampa, tried to play a big shot to break the shackles. However, he failed to get under the ball and skewed it to Cameron Green.
Fans were disappointed on social media and took a dig at the former Indian captain for failing to carry him form with the bat.
Here are some of the reactions:
As a true cricket fan if we think deep down even the rohit duck against Pakistan in wt20 is better than bholi's 57 of 49.
Highly overatted virat kohli
— Thuunji (@thuunji) September 20, 2022
Finished Player VIRAT KOHLI 💔#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/dgGCbLWv9n
— Dark Lord 😉 (@Dark_Loord_) September 20, 2022
With every such innings, Virat Kohli is moving closer to open an inning with Sachin in next year's Road Safety Legends Series. https://t.co/eIVXrvVwMD
— लार्ड लौकी❁ (@Lord_Lauki) September 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/SarcasamHit/status/1572237298850471936?s=20&t=jJZVbU2WjHwmDJcN5pQluA
Kya bhay #ViratKohli𓃵 #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/s4L79OS43F
— Not.so.Cool🤡 (@b_kul25) September 20, 2022
Koi batayega ki @imVkohli form aa gye hn ya abhi bhi hame wait karna h… 😔😔#INDvsAUS #KingKohli
— Ankit Baghel (@baghel01ankit) September 20, 2022
Achha hua Aaj match nahi dekha. Virat Kohli ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ
ARJUN PUNJ SE MOHBBAT HAI#KaranKundrra #KKundrraSqaud #KKundrraBdayBash
— D ♡♡ KKSQUAD GIRL FC 😋 (@KarankideewaniD) September 20, 2022
Virat Kohli getting out isn't the problem, the problem is how easily he is getting out. Either gets out on same outside edge or getting out by giving out easy catches.
— Pushpa ❤️🇮🇳 (@TheEvil42644736) September 20, 2022
@imVkohli poor form continues! Begging selectors to drop him from #Indiat20team, unable to score off a spinner in power play, how long is the rope @BCCI?
— emon gangopadhyay (@emonkalyan) September 20, 2022
Poor Virat Kohli #INDvsAUS
— larry kwirirayi ✍🎬 (@kwirirayi) September 20, 2022
@imVkohli you should do something else now other than cricket…give chance to good youngsters.
Tweeting after ind vs aus match in which he made 2 runs only.— Rajan Patel (@dr_rajan174) September 20, 2022
Virat Kohli 2(7)
It shows Virat Kohli century was fixed 💯— 𝓗𝓪𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓻 🇵🇰 (@ghulam___haider) September 20, 2022
India post 208 after losing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli early
With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back in the hut early and India reeling at 35/2, the onus was on KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav to guide the Men in Blue to a big score.
The duo added 68 runs for the third wicket to put the home side on top. Rahul, in particular, was spectacular with the bat. He reached his half-century before holing out to the deep square-leg fielder for 55 off 35 balls.
Suryakumar also smacked 46 off 25 balls before Hardik Pandya took the attack to the opposition bowlers. He remained unbeaten on 71 off just 30 deliveries to take India’s total to 208.
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