New Delhi: For the first time since India's home season began against New Zealand, Virat Kohli's men look troubled in a Test match. The entire credit for India's present situation goes to Australian bowlers, especially Steve O'Keefe, who grabbed his best figures of 6/35, and proved that on such wickets even overseas spinners can do well.
India's dramatic collapse from 94/4 to 105/10 was shell-shocking, with many statisticians claiming this to be India's worst ever from that stage. India's performance can be judged with the fact that even skipper Virat Kohli failed to leave his mark in the game – going for a duck to Mitchell Starc. (IND vs ENG, 1st Test, Day 2 - As it happened | Scorecard)
Seeing the match turn incredibly in Australia's favour, Twitter erupted with opinions and jokes.
Here are some of them:-
If Australia declares now - leading 277 runs. This will be the 2nd highest successful run chase on Indian soil if India makes it!#IndvAus
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 24, 2017
Seriously good test cricket@StarSportsIndia @FOXCricketLive #IndvAus
— Brett Lee (@BrettLee_58) February 24, 2017
Indian team collapsed just after lunch, this is what happens when you don't keep fast on #MahaShivaratri #IndvAus
— Virender Sehwag (@VirenderSehweg) February 24, 2017
Today would be a good day for Steve Smith to commit a large crime. Coz no will catch him #IndvAus
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) February 24, 2017
Summary of the Day: @CricketAus converted Tough chances into Wickets and @BCCI converted Wickets into Missed Dollies #IndvAus
— Ganesh Harikrishnan (@Johnson_Ganesh) February 24, 2017
Virat unfortunately scored a duck and finally all his haters landed on the moon safely #GetALife u Jerks.He wl b bck wth a bang #IndvAus
— sandhya (@ssandhya876_ss) February 24, 2017
#IndvAus school bunk on national holiday pic.twitter.com/qtsHUqiBzA
— amit singh (@amit1292) February 24, 2017
Loving the specially prepared pitch India have provided for the lefties...Starc and O'Keefe. Kohli's duck helped.
— jim maxwell (@jimmaxcricket) February 24, 2017
People who are saying that this is the first "Duck" of Virat Kohli since 2014 definitely don't know about Anushka Sharma!#IndvAus
— Drunk BATMAN (@Caped_Humor) February 24, 2017
STAT: 104 consecutive innings in all formats for Virat Kohli without a duck before this one. #ViratStat
— ŕέđ đένίĻ (@Cantonaesque_) February 24, 2017
Bowlers to dismiss Kohli for a DUCK in Tests:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) February 24, 2017
Rampaul
Hilfenhaus
Plunkett
Anderson
Starc#IndvAus
At stumps on Day 2, Australia were 143/4, 46 overs into the second innings. They have taken a commanding lead of 298 runs with three more days' still left in the play.
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