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"He Wasn't Able To...": India Legend Dissects Virat Kohli's Dismissal By Mitchell Starc

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar pointed out what went wrong with Virat Kohli during his dismissal in the ongoing World Test Championship final on Thursday. A bouncing short ball from Mitchell Starc hit the shoulder of Kohli's bat and went into the hands of Steve Smith at second slip during India's first innings against Australia in the summit clash. Gavaskar opined that batting on the backfoot would have helped Kohli in playing such a delivery as it would have given him time to decide whether to leave the ball or play it.

Rishabh Pant Has A Special Message As Team India Fights To Stay In Contest vs Australia In WTC Final

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant may not be playing the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia at The Oval but he is keeping a tab of the clash from the comfort of his home. Pant is currently recovering from critical injuries sustained in a horrific car accident last year. Pant took to Instagram to share a story of him watching the match. His story featured a crossed-fingers and heart emoji as a caption.

"Why He Wants To Come Back...": England Great On Moeen Ali's Ashes Recall

England great Mike Gatting has expressed surprise at Moeen Ali's dramatic Ashes recall after nearly two years out of Test cricket, warning that Australia will look to target the off-spinning all-rounder. Ali, 35, was persuaded to end his retirement from Tests by skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum this week after regular spinner Jack Leach was forced out of the five-match series with a stress fracture in his back. Gatting, a gutsy batsman who led England to victory Down Under in the 1986-87 Ashes, said he found the recall hard to fathom.

"Get Past The Score Of...": Sunil Gavaskar Sets Priorities For Under-fire India In WTC Final vs Australia

After a disappointing Day 1 at the World Test Championship final at The Oval in London, India showed early promise on the second day against Australia as they took regular wickets. However, the Indian batting top-order failed to negate the barrages from Australian bowlers as the Rohit Sharma-led team reached 151/5 at stumps. With Australia scoring 469 in the first innings, India still trail them by 318 runs. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that the first target for the Indian team would be to surpass the follow-on score.

India vs Australia, WTC Final 2023, Day 2: Top-order Failure Leaves India With Mountain To Climb

The failure of India's famed top-order against a high-quality pace attack in a pressure game put Australia in firm control of the World Test Championship final in London on Thursday. Ravindra Jadeja (48 off 51 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (29 batting off 71) offered hope to the partisan Indian supporters at The Oval with a 71-run stand off 100 balls before the former fell to Nathan Lyon 20 minutes before close of play. India were reeling at 151 for five at stumps in response to Australia's first innings score of 469, trailing by 318 runs.

Watch: Virat Kohli's Expression After Getting Out Says It All As Australia Tighten Grip On India In WTC Final

India were left reeling on the second day of the World Test Championship final at The Oval in London, with Australian pacers dominating the show. The Indian top-order did not live up to its reputation as the likes of Rohit Sharma (15), Shubman Gill (13), Cheteshwar Pujara (14) and Virat Kohli (14) failed to strike big. Virat Kohli's innings promised to be a gritty one with wickets falling at the other end. But in the 19th over of the Indian 1st innings, Mitchell Starc produced a slanted delivery that moved from a length and as Kohli attempted to defend he edged on to the second slip, where Steve Smith took an overhead catch. That left India four-down and Kohli was dejected.

Watch: Shubman Gill's Error Of Judgement Sees Him Get Bowled By Australia's Scott Boland In WTC Final

After Australia piled on a huge 469-run total in their first innings of the World Test Championship final against India, a lot was expected from the opening duo of India skipper Rohit Sharma and talented youngster Shubman Gill. However, both the batters fell in the second session on the second day to leave the Indian team reeling. While Rohit Sharma was trapped LBW by Pat Cummins, Gill was bowled by Scott Boland. Gill committed and left the ball only to see the delivery swing back in to clip his stumps. It was a beautiful sight, but not so much for the Indian cricket team.

"Very Tough With Virat Kohli": Ex England Captain Lauds India Star For Not Taking DRS In WTC Final

There were very few positives for India on the first day of the World Test Championship final at The Oval as Travis Head and Steve Smith put Australia in control with some great batting. Only three wickets fell as Indian bowlers toiled hard. One good aspect in India's game was the performance of wicketkeeper KS Bharat. He was under lot of focus as he was chosen over Ishan Kishan for the wicket-keeper's role. He took some good catches while also helped the team take a good DRS call.

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"He Wasn't Able To...": India Legend Dissects Virat Kohli's Dismissal By Mitchell Starc

Rishabh Pant Has A Special Message As Team India Fights To Stay In Contest vs Australia In WTC Final

"Why He Wants To Come Back...": England Great On Moeen Ali's Ashes Recall

"Get Past The Score Of...": Sunil Gavaskar Sets Priorities For Under-fire India In WTC Final vs Australia

India vs Australia, WTC Final 2023, Day 2: Top-order Failure Leaves India With Mountain To Climb

Watch: Virat Kohli's Expression After Getting Out Says It All As Australia Tighten Grip On India In WTC Final

Watch: Shubman Gill's Error Of Judgement Sees Him Get Bowled By Australia's Scott Boland In WTC Final

"Very Tough With Virat Kohli": Ex England Captain Lauds India Star For Not Taking DRS In WTC Final