A disappointing win for India in the first Test at Pune in the hands of Australia. Well. saying that would be an understatement as Aussie spinners seemed to have cracked the code against Indian batting lineup. This win would be considered as one of their biggest seeing the kind of form Indian team was before the start of the series. The Kangaroos should back themselves for the stunning defeat as they gave the hosts a taste of their own medicine, that too on a turning track.
India never looked in control of the game after Day 2 as they kept on losing wickets. India were bundled out for 105 and 107 in first and second innings respectively. They could not manage to bat out at least 2 sessions on both Day 2 and Day 3 as batting collapse were quite a usual in both the innings.
Fans took it to Twitter to express their anger, some did it with anger, rest with sarcasm.
India Lost the 1st Test Match by Gayle (333), India by 333 #IndvAus #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/mSy4BKveph
— Virender Sehwag (@VirenderSehweg) February 25, 2017
India badly missed a quality spinner like Rajdeep Sardesai in this test match.#INDvsAUS
— Phd in Bak*****!! (@Atheist_Krishna) February 25, 2017
#INDvsAUS India by 333 pic.twitter.com/g4TGNiYh3B
— Arun Sharma (@arunn333) February 25, 2017
Break legs of Indian batsmen, no I’m not asking for punishment but to save them from LBW. #INDvsAUS #IndvAus Steve Smith Kohli
— Virender Sehwag (@VirenderSehweg) February 25, 2017
I think now is the right team to unleash ABVP Pune at Australian team. #IndvsAus
— Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) February 25, 2017
Steve O’Keefe seemed to be a bowler who came out of syllabus for India as the main focus before the series was on Mitchell Starc all along. It seems like instead of Aniket Chaudhary preparing them for Starc in the nets they should be practising their defense against spin bowling which was considered as their strong point.
This man for Australian of the year 2017.#IndvAus pic.twitter.com/7YVRBRJfJp
— Doctor Fiveball (@DoctorFiveball) February 25, 2017
4 back to back stinkers in the name of reviews taken by India. Appalling! Even Mushfiqur Rahim would use his brain better. #IndvsAus
— Srini Mama (@SriniMama16) February 25, 2017
Dhoni and Fan’s moment now:-)#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/q2302iNEHk
— Jack Sparrow (@imarudhanayagam) February 25, 2017
#INDvsAUS India by 333 !!
which is the best bar in Pune ?— Munnabai (@munnnabai) February 25, 2017
#INDvsAUS catches win matches. Fielders well contributed to 333 run loss by dropping catches
— Shaikh Saidullah (@ShaikhSaidullah) February 25, 2017
Now I understand why we were resisting #DRS cos we didn’t know how to use it #INDvsAUS @sumanthraman @gauravkalra75 @BoriaMajumdar !
— C.B.Venkatesh (@VenkateshCB) February 25, 2017
Not only in batting department but Indian lacked agility in the fielding section as well as they dropped catches, that too of skipper Steven Smith who went on to score hundred in the second innings.
India’s batting collapse from today was their worst such in history! Credits to the pitch or the Aussie bowlers? @Paytm #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/qbHWxTIRWB
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) February 24, 2017
Earlier, on Day 2 everyone praised the magical spell of O’Keefe, taking six wickets. Players across the world took it to Twitter on February 24 as they praised the young spinner.
