India Vs Austalia, in any format, is expected to be a high-voltage game. However, for Indian cricket fans today on the 3rd day of the first Test, the scenes at the Adelaide Oval looked as if the Kohli-led team entered the 22 yards only to surrender to the lethal bowling of the Aussie pacers.
The individual scores read - Prithvi Shaw (4), Mayank Agarwal (9), Jasprit Bumrah (2), Virat Kohli (4), Hanuma Vihari (8), Wriddhiman Saha (4), Umesh Yadav (4), Mohammed Shami (1), and three others Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin Shami fell for a duck. None of the Indian batters reached double figures and that tells you the whole story.
Courtesy an injury blow to Shami, India had to declare their second innings with 36 on the scoreboard - their lowest ever Test total - and Australia now need a paltry 90 to win this first test.
Virender Sehwag, one of the fiercest openers India has ever produced, took to Twitter to express his disappointment after the batting collapse. Such was the performance of the batters that it has triggered a meme fest on social media. Have a look.