The much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy began on a rather nose diving note for the hosts as they were handed a stinging 333-run defeat by Australia in the opening Test of the four-match series at the MCA Stadium, Pune. The loss also ended India’s unbeaten streak of 19 Test matches in a row and also gave Virat Kohli his first defeat as a captain since he took the full-time role in 2015.
After being rolled over for just 105 in the first innings batting in reply to Australia’s 260, India failed to show any fightback and gave up easily in the second innings too. Chasing a 441-run target, India were bundled out for just 107, much to the disappointment of the home crowd. Here are the five reasons why India lost to Australia in Pune: