Virat Kohli has been struggling to play against an outside off-stump deliveries and the Gabba Test scenario was similar, wherein Josh Hazlewood persisted on targeting the outside-off line. When he did so, Virat Kohli fell for a mere 3. Kohli played the wide delivery way into his body and edged it to Alex Carey, who did not make any mistakes in taking the catch. This dismissal came at a crucial time when India was already down to two wickets, that of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. India needed their top batsman to hold up the innings, but Kohli's impatience to play every delivery outside the off-stump led to his downfall.
Hazlewood's delivery was pitched wide outside off, and Kohli failed to adjust his feet in time, reaching out for it, gifting the Aussies a crucial wicket. The Australian team erupted in celebration, knowing they had removed one of India's key players.
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Fans have trolled Virat Kohli brutally and questioned that why isn't he leaving outside off stump deliveries if they seem to constantly trouble the star Indian batter. His struggle against these deliveries is quite evident and fans are baffled to see him doing nothing about it.
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India is now under severe pressure as Australia was all set to dictate terms by posting a mammoth score of 445 runs in their first innings with Travis Head and Steve Smith scoring fabulous centuries. In reply, India lost both Jaiswal and Gill very early in the proceedings to put them on the back foot against a marauding Australian attack.