India is set to tour Australia next month. Before the tour, Australian players have been making various statements about the Indian team and its players. Australia has not won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for a long time. Instead of focusing on their performance on the field, the Australian media is now busy trolling India’s performances against other teams. Ahead of the India tour, the Australian media seems to be playing mind games. On Thursday, after India’s collapse for 46 runs in the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand, Australian media mocked the Indian team on social media. They linked it to India’s infamous all-out for 36 runs against Australia in the 2021 Adelaide Test.
Cricket Australia’s media handle, cricket.com.au, posted: “Is all-out 46 the new all-out 36?” Along with this, they shared a video showing scenes from India’s defeat in the Adelaide Test. Although India lost that match, they made a remarkable comeback and won the series 2-1. India has won two consecutive Test series in Australia and will be aiming for a series hat-trick this time.
Meanwhile, former England captain Michael Vaughan also trolled the Indian team. He tweeted, “Look at the positive side, Indian fans are saying at least we crossed the score of 36!” In the Bengaluru Test, India was bowled out for 46 in the first innings. Captain Rohit Sharma’s decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired. Under overcast conditions, Indian batsmen collapsed like a house of cards. Five Indian batsmen failed to score, including Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin. Rishabh Pant was the top scorer with 20 runs, while Yashasvi Jaiswal made 13 runs. Rohit Sharma managed just two runs, and Jasprit Bumrah got out for one.
The score of 46 is India’s lowest total in a Test match played in India. The team broke New Zealand’s record of 62 runs set two years ago in Wankhede. This is also India’s worst performance at home in Test cricket. Thirty-seven years ago, in 1987, India was bowled out for 75 against the West Indies in Delhi. Additionally, this was India’s lowest score against New Zealand. Previously, India had scored 81 runs in Wellington against the Kiwis in 1976.
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This is the third-lowest total in India’s Test history. The previous lowest scores were 36 against Australia in Adelaide in 2020 and 42 against England at Lord’s in 1974. Overall, this is the 10th lowest total in Test cricket history.
