What happened in the Melbourne Test was something that the Indian fans were not expecting at all. India suffered a crushing defeat of 184 runs in Melbourne. Team India, chasing the target of 340 runs, was reduced to 155 runs in the second innings. Till the tea break, Team India had lost only 3 wickets. Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal were firmly on the crease but after the tea break, the Australian bowlers performed brilliantly and took the remaining 7 wickets of India. The question is, who are the culprits of this defeat?

Rohit Sharma

The biggest and first culprit of Team India's defeat is Rohit Sharma.

The captain changed his batting position in this test match. He did not bat in both the innings and because of his decision, in-form batsman KL Rahul also got into a bad situation. KL Rahul also failed in both the innings. He was performing well in the opening but as soon as he reached number three, his bat stopped working. He could not even open his account in the second innings. Rohit Sharma himself scored 12 runs in two innings.

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Virat Kohli

The second biggest culprit of Team India's defeat was Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli again disappointed in both the innings. He scored 36 runs in the first innings but he ran out Yashasvi Jaiswal during that innings. In the second innings, Virat was out after scoring 5 runs.

The big thing is that in both the innings, Virat Kohli was out again while trying to touch the ball outside the off stump.

Mohammad Siraj's bad bowling

After Jasprit Bumrah, the most senior fast bowler of Team India is Mohammad Siraj. The pitch is suitable for fast bowling but Siraj did not take any wicket after spending 122 runs in the first innings. Bumrah did not get any support from Siraj at all. In the second innings he managed to take 3 wickets but despite losing 6 wickets for 91 runs, Australia reached 234 runs.

missed catches

The fourth culprit of Team India's defeat was its fielding.

Yashasvi Jaiswal missed a total of 3 catches in the second innings. Two catches were very easy and Yashasvi Jaiswal is also a good fielder but he made a mistake. Nitish Reddy also missed a catch. Overall, Team India disappointed on every front in this match.

Yashasvi Jaiswal missed a total of 3 catches in the second innings. Two catches were very easy and Yashasvi Jaiswal is also a good fielder but he made a mistake. Nitish Reddy also missed a catch. Overall, Team India disappointed on every front in this match.