The form of top Indian batsmen like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill is a matter of concern for Team India. Especially Virat Kohli who is getting out on the same type of ball continuously. In the current Border Gavaskar Trophy, Virat has so far scored only one century in five innings. Apart from this, he has flopped in all four innings. Tampering with the off-stump ball has become a constant problem for him. The same thing was seen in the GABA test also. However, after the flop in the first innings at Gabba, Virat Kohli took a big step.
Gill-Virat left the team!
During the first innings of the Gabba Test, Virat Kohli was out after scoring just three runs. He played just 16 balls and was out cheaply after touching Josh Hazlewood’s ball outside the off stump. But after this, Virat took a big step to deal with his problem and was seen sweating profusely in the nets away from the team. On one side, the fourth day’s play was going on in Gabba, while on the other side, Virat was seen practicing in the nets.
Shubman Gill also practiced in the nets with Virat Kohli. Gill has also failed to make an impact with the bat so far in the current tour. Even in the Gaba Test, his bat flopped once again. After this, he was also seen practicing batting in the nets during the live match. Gill could not play the Perth Test due to injury. Whereas in Adelaide he scored 59 runs in both the innings. Whereas Gaba was out for just 1 run in the first innings of the test.
Australia scored 445 runs
Australia scored around 450 runs in the first innings. With the help of Steve Smith, Travis Head’s century and Alex Carey’s half-century, Australia scored 445 runs in the first innings. For India, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took 6 wickets. Mohammad Siraj got two wickets while Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep got one wicket each.