India vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3: 5 talking points

#1 Kohli’s unbeaten streak is finally over

Captain Kohli will definitely be dejected

After Virat Kohli’s men defeated Bangladesh in the one-off Test match this month, he became the Indian captain with longest unbeaten run in Test matches. Kohli surpassed the record held by Sunil Gavaskar after he was unbeaten for the 19^th consecutive time in a Test match.

It was widely expected that Kohli would extend this run easily and make it 23 at the end of the series, against the touring Australians.

However, cricket is a funny game and Steve Smith’s team ended Kohli’s run unexpectedly. Nobody thought that this pool of Australian players is good enough to beat the Indians at home.

Astonishingly, not only did the Aussies manage to beat India but they defeated the hosts comprehensively in the first Test match. A double-batting collapse and poor application from the Indian batsmen stalled Kohli’s run to only 19 games, which is 8 short of the best unbeaten run ever.

Going into the second Test, Kohli will need to regroup and start from the scratch in a series which will now be extremely competitive.