The fans on the internet criticized Cricket Australia’s (CA) video title for Virat Kohli’s dismissal in the Sydney Test. CA pinned blame on keeper-batter Rishabh Pant for avoiding a single in the earlier ball, which resulted in Kohli being caught at the slips for 17.
The title of the video read:
Rishabh’s refused single leads to Kohli’s wicket
Meanwhile, its description read:
Virat Kohli thought he had an easy single but Rishabh Pant sent him back. Next ball, Kohli was caught in the slips.
Check out the Reddit post on the matter, which went viral after minutes of getting posted:
A fan claimed that the video’s title is framed that way due to the partnership between CA-Star Sports for this series. It is evident that Star Sports has been active in the last few years, celebrating Kohli’s brilliance and often concentrate much more on him than others in the pre-match analysis.
Another commenter hilariously poined out Australian PM Anthony Albanese being a huge Kohli fan:
Few blamed Rohit Sharma’s PR as well:
Rohit opted to miss the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to his disastrous form. He had scored 31 runs in five innings at an average of 6.20, with a top score of 10. In place of him, Jasprit Bumrah is leading the Indian side in the Sydney Test.
A fan also pointed out that even if Kohli had taken a single, he would have failed to convert his start into a big knock, given his inconsistent form.
Sydney Test: Pant loses patience as India’s innings end early
The writing was on the wall for India as they had lost three wickets inside the first session. After Virat Kohli’s dismissal, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja tried to steer the side on a slow note, with no intention of playing big shots.
However, out of nowhere, Pant lost his patience and tried to pull Scott Boland’s shorter delivery and was caught at mid-on by Pat Cummins. The southpaw did all the hard work and copped multiple blows to score 40, but gave away his wicket easily by playing a rash shot.
Then, Washington Sundar (14) and Jasprit Bumrah (22) provided valuable contributions to help India post a respectable score of 185. Before the end of day’s play, a controversy erupted when youngster Sam Konstas fired verbal shots at Bumrah, who was getting ready to bowl the final ball.
Interestingly, Bumrah made Usman Khawaja (2) caught with a sensational delivery to end the day on a high for the visitors. Currently, Australia is at 9/1 and trails by 176 runs.
FAQs
How many runs has Rishabh Pant scored in BGT 2024-25?
194 runs
Who is the finest bowler for Australia in this series?
Pat Cummins – 22 wickets
