Indian captain Virat Kohli is currently facing a bad patch which continued in the first innings of the Wellington Test against the hosts New Zealand.
The two-match Test series between New Zealand and India have started on Friday (21st February) at Basin Reserve (Wellington). Indian captain Virat Kohli lost the toss on the morning as the hosts sent them to bat first.
The Indian batsmen struggled the whole day while the last session was totally interrupted due to the rain. At the stumps of the opening day of the first Test, the visitors were battling at 122 for five. Indian captain Kohli scored the lowest runs of the day as the right-handed batsman was dismissed on just two runs.
Virat Kohli was caught at the first slip:
Kohli came to bat in the 16th over after the dismissal of Cheteshwar Pujara (11). After managing to add a five-run partnership with the opener Mayank Agarwal, Kohli lost his wicket in the 18th over.
The Test debutant Kyle Jamieson dismissed both Pujara and Kohli in the back-to-back overs as they were his first two Test wickets.
On the fifth ball of the 18th over, Virat Kohli went to play Jamieson’s fullish outside the off-stump delivery, but he edged that, and it carried to the first slip fielder Ross Taylor, who is playing his 100th Test.
Taylor managed to grab that catch safely, and the hosts secured that crucial wicket.
In recent times, Kohli has struggled to perform consistently. In this year, he has batted 14 times in international cricket but failed to hit at least one century.
The tall pacer Jamieson took another wicket as he dismissed the in-form middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari for just seven runs.
At the stumps of the day, the Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane was batting on 38 runs, and the wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant scored unbeaten 10.
Apart from Rahane, opening batsman Mayank Agarwal (34 runs) was the other Indian batsman who crossed the 20-run mark in Wellington.
Here are some Twitter reactions after Virat Kohli’s latest failure in Wellington.
Me to virat #kohli
You can hear it#INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/UDLVkmNUHl— Nikhil Pundir (@nikhil_pundir07) February 21, 2020
Kohli has a serious relationship with name ending with SON either it is anderson or Jamieson #kohli #NZvIND
— Viswa Dhanush Reddy (@Viswa6649) February 21, 2020
Whenever the @imVkohli wicket fell, the excitement in the commentary box is perceptibly higher than that of the NZ cricket team. #NZvIND #Cricket #TeamIndia #Kohli
— Manas Ganguly (@manasganguly) February 21, 2020
This guy now definitely needs to talk less and prove more now. Definitely over confidence is costing the team. #kohli fuckin prove urself overseas. Shut ppl mouth with ur performance nt with justifications in press conferences.
— flexninja (@omenkiller2222) February 21, 2020
My God… #Kohli doesn't seem to like NZ pitches. Another poor show. He has 3 more innings to turn this tour around. Disastrous so far, as a batsman. #NZvIND
— v e n k y (@beeraaaaa_) February 21, 2020
One good bowler and we r back to wer v belong. First ODIs now tests, should thank NZ selectors for not picking Jamieson in t20s#NZvIND #kohli #Jamieson #pant
— Game on (@Gameon7285) February 21, 2020
Comeback hard in next inning.
.or rest for some days..#KOHLI— ∂єєραк (@dfor_deepak) February 21, 2020
There was time when Kohli use to bat long.
By the way Kohli performance since Aus series 2018 isn’t upto the mark. 10 Matches 2 Hundred. #Kohli pic.twitter.com/mZxR39Xo3C
— Cricket Freak (@SwingandDrive) February 21, 2020
Seems NZ have found best way to stop flow of Runs from #Kohli's bat… Just don't fight with him. Don't sledge him and just be nice to him. He will lose his concentration in silence and give his wicket away?? #INDvsNZ
— CS Jigar Shah (@FCSJigarShah) February 21, 2020
Kya bhai firse 2014??? #IndvNz #Kohli
— Jay (@jaychauhan07) February 21, 2020
Lol Virat Kohli didn't perform in 1 innings and so called Cricket Expert started saying his career is over and blaming #anushka for his performance. Sad to see how we treat our Captain.#Kohli #NZvsIND
— Ashutosh (@ashuxml) February 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/Akfreakn/status/1230728564548325376?s=20
Kohli Has Scored A Test Hundred in His Last Game And A Double Hundred in Last 4th
And Some Fandom Trolling Him ?
And Tweeting There Lungs out on Kohli Day in And Out
Remember #Kohli is a king of cricket..
Always with u @imVkohli #INDvsNZ @RCBTweets @BCCI @StarSportsIndia— Jessi ਸ਼ੇਰਗਿੱਲ ? (@Shergill_16) February 21, 2020
His Coolness?on this tour.
When he's in full Benstokes mood?
he bats for longer n longer.#Kohli #NZvIND #Cricket pic.twitter.com/t8GG0xUKDX— ?????? ????? (@PratikSingh_) February 21, 2020
His Coolness?on this tour.
When he's in full Benstokes mood?
he bats for longer n longer.#Kohli #NZvIND #Cricket pic.twitter.com/t8GG0xUKDX— ?????? ????? (@PratikSingh_) February 21, 2020