When it comes to Indian cricket fans, “failure” and “Virat Kohli” are two words that just don’t get along. Kohli doesn’t follow normality. He’s scored four double centuries this year and that’s already this year. He’s invincible, right?
Except till now.
Kohli was dismissed for just 12 in the first innings against Australia in the second Test at Bengaluru on Saturday. This follows a double-failure in Pune where he scored a duck and 12. More than that, the manner of his dismissal raised eyebrows. Kohli left a straight ball from off-spinner Nathan Lyon which thudded into his pad and he was given out leg-before-wicket. Then to add insult to injury, he wasted a review on it.
No joke we can make is funnier than the fact Kohli actually reviewed this #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/ZOienVfrIh
— The Greenfield Post (@greenfieldpost) March 4, 2017
Strangest thing I've ever seen from Virat Kohli... #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/TFRpL9rI4t
— Ricky Mangidis (@rickm18) March 4, 2017
Virat Kohli - King of Leaves pic.twitter.com/R2BIZXc2xI
— DenniPsLFinalLahore (@DennisCricket_) March 4, 2017
And of course, the jokes started pouring in.
One of these days, KL Rahul will review a Virat Kohli BOWLED dismissal - "let's check for the no ball", he'll suggest#IndvAus
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) March 4, 2017
Virat Kohli in his last two innings.#IndvAus pic.twitter.com/4C5nCCbZbn
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 4, 2017
So far in the series Kohli has been dismissed playing at one he shouldn't have and not playing at two he should have #IndvAus
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 4, 2017
Virat Kohli vs Australian spinners at Pune and Bangalore.#IndvAus Live: https://t.co/EDOEDXTd4f pic.twitter.com/cXNzz7qrT6
— TheField (@thefield_in) March 4, 2017
There, though, was some consternation from quarters about what exactly had happened to India’s best batsman, by far.
Too early to say but seems Kohli's sensing pressure of greatness. It's the biggest pressure a performer endures. SRT endured for 2 decades.
— iMac_too (@iMac_too) March 4, 2017
First time in this home season Virat Kohli got out for less than 20 for third consecutive innings...
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 4, 2017
Kohli's 25 runs in 3 inns is his worst start to a Test series (min: 2 Tests) since his 1st series v WI, 2011 when he scored 4,15,0 #INDvAUS
— Samuel Ferris (@samuelfez) March 4, 2017
Law of Averages, meet Virat Kohli.
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 4, 2017
Virat Kohli, meet Law of Averages.#INDvAUS
