Team India is currently reeling at 27/3 on Day 3 of the third Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy match against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane.
The Aussies had posted 445/10 in the first innings courtesy of twin centuries from Steven Smith and Travis Head. Despite Jasprit Bumrah's 6/76 and his second five-wicket haul in the series, the other Indian bowlers failed to make an impact.
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Coming into bat in the second innings, India batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill were dismissed cheaply by ace speedster Mitchell Starc.
Virat Kohli on the other hand, survived a couple of close calls early on before succumbing to the temptation of chasing the ball outside the off stump, and consequently finding the edge off Josh Hazlewood's bowling.
The match at Brisbane is currently paused due to rain at the ground. Check the forecast for the remaining days of the Gabba Test.
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How did fans react after Virat Kohli's outside-off dismissal at the Gabba Test in Brisbane?
Speaking during the rain-break, Australian commentator and former cricketer Mark Nicholas, likened Kohli's temptation to instinctively play (his weakness) the balls outside off-stump like a moth being drawn to a flame.
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The India star has repeatedly been trapped by the Aussies in the series, who have been targetting the same area, which has worked well so far, and Hazlewood executed the plan to perfection, this time around.
Here is how social media reacted to the Indian batter's dismissal:
Former Australia pacer Damien Fleming wondered how a batter could be fall to the same trap repeatedly, noting that this was the 11th time that Hazlewood dismissed Kohli in head-to-head meetings.
11th time Big Hoff has dismissed Kohli.🎯
— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) December 16, 2024
Who falls for the 4th time this series driving at a wide corridor delivery#HoffHallwayOfHesitation#AusVind https://t.co/paHDKnW0kQ
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Sorry guys but had to post this.
— Inside out (@INSIDDE_OUT) December 16, 2024
Virat Kohli and getting out to off stump ball- A match made in heaven.#INDvsAUS #AUSvIND #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/CJfhsiTUTv
This is abysmal batting, you know your weakness yet you go for it without getting your eye in for 30-40 balls!
— Adi (@aaditea_) December 16, 2024
No acceptance & change in approach for those 5th stump line.. Virat Kohli we expected better from you#INDvsAUS
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What virat kohli does today, same thing steve Smith avoided whole day in his inning yesterday.
— 𝙎𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧 (@SarcasticCric_) December 16, 2024
Virat Kohli is not learning from his mistakes, fourth stump line is like hell for virat kohli.#INDvsAUS #AUSvINDIA #TravisHead
Resistance is V/I.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) December 16, 2024
Virat has to really get the intent to drive lower to get resistance high and get more runs.
The patterns are too troublesome. It's too wide. And the issue is now too long for it to not be too addressed urgently.#AUSvIND
