SYDNEY: Virat Kohli once again returned to the pavilion on an off stump ball. In the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy being played in Sydney, the off stump ball did not leave Kohli alone. In the Sydney Test, Indian captain Jaspreet Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat. During the first innings, Kohli lost his wicket on an off stump ball that came with bounce.
This was not the first time in the series that Kohli was troubled by a ball outside the off stump, but till now he has lost his wicket in almost the same way. This time the bounce also troubled Kohli. Australian fast bowler Scott Boland took Kohli’s wicket.
Boland bowled the ball on the line of the fifth or sixth stump. The ball had a lot of bounce, which Kohli could not understand and he immediately hit the ball. Kohli was caught in the slip. In this way, Kohli once again returned to the pavilion on the ball of off stump. Kohli played an innings of 17 runs in 69 balls without hitting any boundary.
Virat kohli whenever someone tells him to leave and not edge outside off balls https://t.co/NuIiAtSWhF pic.twitter.com/KvOzkw6XrN
— Stump Mic (@stumpmicsledges) January 3, 2025
Got a lifeline on the first ball
Kohli came to bat at number four and got a lifeline on the very first ball. Kohli narrowly escaped being caught in the slip on the very first ball. The fielder took the catch, but while taking the catch the ball touched the ground, due to which he got a reprieve on the very first ball. After this, fans were hoping that King Kohli would play a brilliant innings, but this did not happen.
Bumrah became the captain of India in Sydney Test
It is worth noting that Jaspreet Bumrah is leading Team India in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy being played in Sydney. Regular captain Rohit Sharma has not been made a part of the playing XI in the match. Rohit has been kept away from the playing eleven due to poor form.
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