Ind vs Aus 1st ODI: Australia defeated India by 7 wickets in the first ODI. Indian batting and bowling did not look anything special. Here we will tell you about those 5 players who sank Team India.
India vs Australia 1st ODI: The Australia tour has not had a good start for Team India. In the first ODI, the Kangaroos defeated India by 7 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. The Australian team remained ahead throughout the match. Due to rain, the game was played in 26-26 overs. The bowlers did wonders in the first bowling and restricted the Indian innings to 136. After that chased 131 (DLS target) in 21.1 overs. The reason for this defeat is being attributed to 5 Indian players. Let’s take a look at his performance.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, who came to play ODI match for Team India after March, was out after scoring only 8 runs. Rohit, playing as a batsman, was dismissed by Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood. Hitman made a mistake on his more bouncy ball and was caught out by the slip. After his return, Rohit’s fans were expecting a big innings, but they were disappointed in return.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli’s name comes second in the list. Before the first ODI, many claims were being made everywhere about King Virat. Fans were hoping that he could score a big century. His record in Australia has been quite excellent. But, Mitchell went to tease an outgoing ball from Starc. After which he hit the ball straight near the backward point. With this, he was out without opening the account in 8 balls and left the team in the lurch.
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Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill, who became the new captain of the Indian team for the first time on Australian soil, also got trapped in the trap of the Kangaroo bowler after Virat and Rohit. After the dismissal of both the big players, a good and captaincy innings was expected from Gill. Apart from this, his recent form has also been excellent. In such a situation, a big innings was expected in Perth, but he was out after scoring only 10 runs. He was caught out by the wicketkeeper on the very first ball of fast bowler Nathan Ellis. He was out, at that time the team’s score was 25 for 3 wickets.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer, who was returning to the Indian team after a long time, also did not bat in this match. He was out after scoring only 11 runs against Australia. After the early dismissal of the top three, a good innings and partnership was expected from Iyer, but he disappointed. Another ball with unlimited bounce from Josh Hazlewood was caught in the hands of the keeper. When he was out, the team’s score became 45/4.
Harshit Rana
Once again the anger of the fans against 23 year old fast bowler Harshit Rana has reached the seventh sky. Rana did not show anything special in bowling. He was kept in the team especially for both batting and bowling. But, scored 1 run with the bat and gave away 27 runs in 4 overs. Australian batsmen hit a lot of fours and sixes on him. Apart from this, most of the balls seemed to be hit.
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