Updated: December 19, 2020 4:23:40 pm
India captain Virat Kohli leads his fielders on day three at the Adelaide Oval. (AP)
India faced its worst hour of embarrassment as it collapsed to its lowest test score of 36 when a sweeping Australia recorded an emphatic eight wicket victory in two and a half days in the first test in Adelaide.
There were no demons on the court, but Josh Hazlewood (5-3-8-5) and Patrick Cummins (10.2-4-21-4) displayed fast bowling of the highest quality, the impact of which will be powerful with three more. . Tests to go.
A visibly stunned Indian captain, Virat Kohli, was left speechless in the post-match presentation after his team suffered a humiliating defeat.
“It is very difficult to express those feelings in words. We had a 60-something lead when we got there. And then it just collapsed. “
“I played two days of good cricket to get into position and then lose it in an hour. It really hurts. He probably didn’t have enough of an intention to hit today. It is something that must be reflected and from which it must be learned ”.
“Bowlers also played similar areas in the early innings, but then our mindset was getting runs. There were some good dances. But I don’t think he did anything drastic. It just created the atmosphere where racing was hard to come by. “
“I think it was a combination of both: the lack of intention and the bowlers playing in good areas. Obviously you want to be committed to the team’s cause ”.
Confident that the guys in the future will reflect on this and get a better result on Boxing Day. No news on Shami, now he’s going to do a scan. I was in so much pain, I couldn’t even lift my arm. We probably know at night what happens. “
Meanwhile, Tim Paine, Australia captain and Man of the Match, said: “I didn’t expect it to come so fast. I was expecting a real dog fight. To hold on, give our bowlers a chance and then show up and start the day like we did. All credit to our bowling attack again. It’s good to have a good start. “
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