All eyes were on team India as they took on Australia on 1 March 2023 in Indore. It was the third Test match of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The visitors were looking for a win as the home side managed two comfortable victories in the first two matches. However, every fan was eagerly waiting for whether KL Rahul gets dropped or Shubman Gill gets a chance.
Speaking of the match, Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first. He also confirmed that team India made two changes. Shubman Gill came in place of Rahul while Umesh Yadav came in place of Mohammed Shami. For India, skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill came out to open the innings.
India got bundled out for just 109 runs in the first innings in Indore
But, the Men in Blue had a horrible start to their innings. They lost their five wickets for just 45 runs in 11.2 overs. Australian spinners were on a roll as the pitch was turning in the first session of day one. Some balls were kept low also as Indian batters looked absolutely clueless. Rohit Sharma survived twice in teh first over only as umpire Nitin Menon did not give him out. But, he scored only 12 runs while Gill also scored 21 runs off 18 balls. Then, Pujara’s poor run of form continues as he got out on one run.
Ravindra Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer scored just four runs and a duck. Virat Kohli put up a fight before getting out on 22 runs off 52 balls, including two fours. Then, Srikar Bharat, Axar Patel, and Umesh Yadav managed to cross the single-digit score as India got bundled out for 109 runs in 33.2 overs. For Australia, Matthew Kuhnemann took five wickets, Nathan Lyon took three wickets, and Todd Murphy grabbed one wicket. After such a horrible batting collapse from the Men in Blue, fans were not happy and shared their views on the social media platform.
Here are some funny memes regarding team India’s horrible batting performance in the first innings of the Indore Test:
Venkatesh Prasad welcoming Shubmann Gill#BorderGavaskarTrophy #bgt2023 #Indoretest #VenkateshPrasad #testmatch #BorderGavaskarTrophy2023 pic.twitter.com/FmpCAVn4ub
— Bas.Yun.Hi (@HussainWarsi93) March 1, 2023
The Indore pitch curator now#BorderGavaskarTrophy2023 #IndvsAus #BGT2023 pic.twitter.com/luGi2YT6LG
— Incognito (@XOX62746049) March 1, 2023
Indore test pitch report #IndvsAus #HBDMKStalin70 #BGT2023 #trainaccident #electionresults2023 #loveisland pic.twitter.com/o1XUHrWlu0
— Sasti Loot Deals (@sastilootdeals) March 1, 2023
@y_umesh after hitting runs only in boundaries #IndvsAus pic.twitter.com/zjiPUrht7d
— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129) March 1, 2023
Well played Umesh yadav👏#IndvsAus pic.twitter.com/NSBwtZBjzP
— Arun Singh (@ArunTuThikHoGya) March 1, 2023
Ab kispr Daloge Batting ka Blame 👀#INDvsAUS3rdTEST #KLRahul #IndvsAus pic.twitter.com/r7HCIeYReL
— Tanay (@tanay_chawda1) March 1, 2023
IND vs AUS 3rd Test Match Scenario pic.twitter.com/FIth5jtsuf
— MOHIT SHUKLA (@MohitShukla1030) March 1, 2023
Rohit Sharma for you😫#IndvsAus pic.twitter.com/mcJbvAPNK9
— Kohlified. (@123perthclassic) March 1, 2023
Venkatesh Prasad right now when there is no KL RAHUL in the team to vent out his frustration. #IndvsAus #pitch #gill #IndvsAus pic.twitter.com/Ft8atHGEv3
— 👑Che_ಕೃಷ್ಣ🇮🇳 (@ChekrishnaCk) March 1, 2023
Still a better umpire than nitin menon #IndvsAus pic.twitter.com/mRRubMVGCY
— Vivek (@thevivend) March 1, 2023