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Indian cricket team’s star batsman Virat Kohli once again became the victim of an off stump ball. Scott Boland caught Kohli in the slips and sent him to the pavilion during India’s second innings in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 being played in Sydney. This is the eighth time in this series that Kohli has been out on the ball of off stump.
Video of Kohli’s frustration goes viral
- How he got out:
- Kohli tried to play a shot on the ball going outside the off stump of Scott Boland.
- The ball took the outer edge of his bat and reached the hands of Steve Smith standing in the slips.
- Kohli’s reaction:
- After getting out, Kohli got angry at himself for his mistake.
- He got angry and threw the bat hard on the ground.
- This video of irritation is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
Kohli’s performance story in the series
- Struggle after a century:
- Kohli scored a brilliant century in the first Test of the series in Perth.
- After this his form continued to decline.
- Series statistics:
- In 9 innings of five matches, he scored 190 runs at an average of 23.75.
- Apart from the century, only 90 runs came from his bat in the remaining 8 innings.
Sydney Test: condition of the first innings
India’s first innings:
- Team India won the toss and decided to bat first.
- The Indian team was all out for just 185 runs.
- Rishabh Pant played the biggest innings for the team and scored 40 runs.
- His innings included 3 fours and 1 six.
Australia’s first innings:
- In reply, Australia’s team was also reduced to just 181 runs.
- Webster played the biggest innings for Australia and scored 57 runs.
- His innings included 5 fours.
Performance of India’s bowlers:
- Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets each.