The Aussies clinched the three-match ODI series against the men in blue with a game in hand after winning by 51 runs in the second ODI at the SCG on Sunday. Australia thoroughly overshadowed the visitors in the opening ODI and did so again on Sunday to wrap up the series.
The Indian bowling attack in the two matches so far has come under heavy criticism, with Australia scoring more than 370 runs on both the games. Virat Kohli's captaincy too has come under fire, with former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir questioning some of the changes made by the India skipper.
Fans too were not happy and took to Twitter and emitted their disappointment at India's "bizarre" tactics under Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri.
"I can't understand the captaincy to be honest. We kept talking about how important it was to take wickets upfront, if you have to stop this kind of batting line-up and then you make your premier bowler bowl two overs," Gautam Gambhir said in a video posted on ESPNCricinfo.
"Normally, in a one-day game, probably there are three spells and you finish 10 overs -- 4,3,3 -- or probably the maximum is four overs. But if you stop your premier fast bowler just by bowling two overs upfront with the new ball, I can't understand that kind of captaincy and I can't even explain that captaincy," he added.
"It's not T20 cricket. T20 cricket is different and sometimes even in T20 cricket, people end up bowling three overs upfront. I can't understand the reason to be honest, that was poor captaincy," Gambhir said.
Some angry fans criticised the happenings in Indian cricket, training their guns at the Kohli-Shastri combination. Many others wrote that Rohit Sharma should be made the skipper of team India.
I have said it before, and I will repeat it: India is not going to win any ICC tournaments with the duo of Kohli-Shastri at the helm. The team culture has taken a huge hit and its quite evident. Gyming together doesn't create a winning atmosphere. It takes a lot more than that.
— Aman Sinha (@amansinha07) November 29, 2020
Kohli’s RCB agenda will be the end of him. He did the same with Umesh Yadav and now with Saini.
— Vivek | FL10⏳ (@CFC_Vivek) November 29, 2020
If India need to change the brand of cricket, then remove shastri and bring in a foreign/sensible coach.
— 4SL4M (@daddyhundred) November 29, 2020
Enough of Kohli with Shastri🙏 #AUSvsIND
Chota muh badi baat: Virat Kohli should leave captaincy and focus on his batting like Sachin Tendulkar did.
— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) November 30, 2020
It's time to end the era of Ravi Shastri as coach and Virat as captain. New captain should be Rohit Sharma and new coach should be MS Dhoni. #Captaincy pic.twitter.com/dAQihSzMs5
— Jatin (@jatinmsd) November 29, 2020
Virat Kohli has been struggling with his captaincy. His planning and strategies aren't working out well. He is failing to get the team motivated enough.#AUSvIND #INDvAUS #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/h51dcnJsk2
— fenilkothari (@CAcurrentasset) November 29, 2020
#AUSvIND
— Aman (@Humourlessly) November 29, 2020
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India's tour has gotten off to a very bad start, with the visitors completely dominated in both the ODIs. Australia's batting has stamped their control, with the Indian bowlers looking short of ideas and creativity.
The two heavyweights will now lock horns in the third and final ODI in Canberra, before the three-match T20I and a four-Test series.
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