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BGT 2024 | Twitter abuzz as Hazlewood’s extra bounce leaves Kohli baffled and back in the hut for a low score

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ByDebayan Sinha, SportsCafe Editor

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When expectations are high, and a player fails to deliver, it often leaves fans heartbroken. Such was the case on the first day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as Indian star Virat Kohli was left bewildered by Josh Hazlewood’s extra bounce, departing for a low score and leaving the fans heartbroken.

‌Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul took the crease, with Mitchell Starc opening the attack after India won the toss. The pace and bounce of the Perth pitch were evident from the first delivery, which went down the leg for a four. Australia soon made their breakthrough when Starc dismissed Jaiswal for a duck in the third over, leaving India at 5/1. With Shubman Gill injured, Karnataka's Devdutt Padikkal came in at number three, but after a fiery spell from Starc and Josh Hazlewood, it was Pat Cummins who claimed the next breakthrough, sending Padikkal back for a duck on 23 balls, leaving India at a precarious 18/2 after 12 overs as the crowd awaited Virat Kohli’s arrival. But things didn't go well for Kohli thereafter. 

 On the second ball of the 17th over, Hazlewood bowled a short-of-length delivery outside off. Kohli attempted to play off the back foot, but instead, he fended it off the outside edge, sending the ball straight to first slip. The Indian batter misjudged the extra bounce, and Usman Khawaja, perfectly positioned, took a sharp catch. The crowd fell silent as Kohli departed for just five runs off 12 deliveries, with Twitter erupting to discuss his form and praise Hazlewood for a brilliant delivery.



Superb setup!





Oh hell no!

On the moon 

Time to retire

True

Pulled it 

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Serious problem

Very bad

Dangerous

Yup

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