Kohli’s luck changed on the Perth pitch when even King Kohli looked helpless on Hazlewood’s ball.

Despite Virat Kohli’s efforts and passion, luck did not favor him in the first Test being played between India and Australia. Virat made full use of his technique and experience on the fast and bouncy pitch of Perth, but an incredible ball from Josh Hazlewood spoiled his plans.

Kohli’s strategy and Hazlewood’s masterstroke

Sensing the conditions in Perth, Virat Kohli adjusted his batting completely. He came out of the crease and faced the ball so that he could neutralize the swing. Focusing on every ball, Kohli adopted a strategy of leaving the balls going outside the off stump and showed composure in his shots.

However, after facing 12 balls, he was surprised by a ball from Hazlewood which bounced suddenly. The ball took the inside edge of his bat and fell into the hands of Usman Khawaja standing in the slips. Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs, and disappointment was clearly visible on his face. This was one of those rare occasions when even Kohli’s talent failed to match the circumstances.

collapse of indian batting

After the fall of Kohli’s wicket, the Indian batting order collapsed like a house of cards.

• Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal were out without opening the account.
• KL Rahul was struggling but became the victim of a wrong decision.
• Dhruv Jurail returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 runs.
• Rishabh Pant played a good inning of 37 runs, but could not play a long inning.

Hazlewood’s bowling magic

Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood gave the Indian batsmen a taste of the bounce and swing on the fast pitch of Perth. The wicket of a legendary batsman like Kohli was the biggest achievement of his brilliant spell.

Will Kohli’s luck change?

This innings once again shows that Virat Kohli is making every effort to return to his old golden era. Despite technique, patience and struggle, luck continues to play with them. The Indian team and their fans hope that in the next innings, Kohli will not only play a big innings but will also regain his lost rhythm.

First day of Perth Test: Struggles, disappointments and expectations
The struggle of Indian batsmen continues on the bouncy pitch of Perth. But the game is still on. It will be exciting to see whether Kohli and the Indian team will be able to overcome this challenge.