The first match of Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 was played in Perth. In this match, a brilliant century innings was seen from the bat of Virat Kohli. With this he ended the long-running wait for a century. But he could not repeat his performance in the Adelaide Test. Virat Kohli flopped in both the innings of the pink ball test. Let us tell you, Virat Kohli's figures at the Adelaide Oval ground in Adelaide are quite impressive, but this time Virat's bat remained quiet in Adelaide.

Virat's condition was so bad in Adelaide Test

The day-night test match was no less than a nightmare for Virat Kohli. He could not stay at the crease for long in both the innings. In the first innings of this match, Virat Kohli played only 8 balls and returned to the pavilion after scoring 7 runs. In the first innings, he was caught out by Mitchell Starc at the hands of Steve Smith. At the same time, in the second innings he became the victim of Scott Boland. In this innings too, Virat could face only 21 balls and lost his wicket after scoring 11 runs.

Virat Kohli scored only 18 runs in both the innings of this match. Which is Virat Kohli's lowest score in a Test match in Australia in the last 12 years. That means he had scored more than 18 runs in every test match played in Australia in the last 12 years. But this time Virat could not do anything special. Due to this poor performance, Virat Kohli's average in the Test format has also declined. Virat's average in Tests is now 47.72. Before this match, his average in the Test was 48.13.

Team India is in danger of defeat

Only 2 days have passed in the Adelaide Test and Team India has completely lagged behind. In this match, Team India won the toss and decided to bat first, but could only score 180 runs in its first innings. In response, Australia scored 337 runs in its first innings and took a lead of 157 runs. Till the time of writing the news, Team India had lost 5 wickets for 105 runs in its second innings, hence it has become more difficult for it to make a comeback in the match.