India’s top order comprising Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli departed cheaply in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) Final at the Oval in England, leaving the Indian cricket fans in huge disappointment෴. While skipper Rohit was dismissed for 15 runs, his opening partner Gill returned to the pavilion after scoring just 13 runs. Meanwhile, Pujara and Virat couldn’t do much as well and added only 14 runs each.
It is worth mentioning that batting first, Australia put up a great show in the WTC Final 2023 and ended their innings with a score of 469. Travis Head top-scored for his team with brilliant 163 runs off 174 deliveries. On the other hand, Steve Smith also hammered an impressive centꦜury for the Aussies and scored 121 runs.
After bowling Australia out, India were expected to start well as the pitch seemed to be batting-friendly the way the Aussies batted throughout their innings. However, the expectations backfired as India lost early wickets and were 📖pushed on the backfoꦫot by the Australian side. India lost their top four🍃 batters with just 70 runs on the board.
The failure o💮f the top four of India in the summit clash left fan﷽s heartbroken, and they didn’t shy away from expressing their disappointment on social media. Many even lashed out at the star India batters and called them out for failing at big moments.
Here’s how fans reacted:
This is how we are batting in a final of WTC. 💜Jusജt disheartening to see this as Indian fan 💔💔
— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns)
Virat, Rohit, Pujara and Gill are big names in world cricket..they should show up in the second innings to salvage some pride for team India by coming together…
— AKDhillon (@kauraverjit)
No one will c✃urse Rohit, Kohli, Gill and Pujara but if Rahane gets out early his cricket career will be declared as dead. Big names h🐷ide behind the "name" tag. .
— Prakhar (@prafusion)
Pujara for Pujara for
County cricket wtc finals— SwatKat💃 (@swatic12)
Can't handle Captaincy
Can't Bat
Can't field
Can't stay fit
Rohit Sharma The biggest Choker of cricket— Kevin (@imkevin149)
Ball leaving masterclass from Shubman Gill
— Yash (@CSKYash_)
What a good holiday trip for Virat-Anushka, Rohit-R𓂃itika And Others in London 🇬🇧 is nothing but another MakeMyTrip
— 🐰 (@firki07)
Pujara watching ICT fans abusin꧃g Rohit and Virat with him getting away again
— retired ICT fan (@anubhav__tweets)
Tendulkar didnt eat for 3 da൲ys after he got ou🦩t early in that 2003 WC final
Meanwhile Kohli after getting out early in
— Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRaii)
This is Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill chilling and laughing after throwing their wickets and leaving India in trouble in Final of an ICC tournament but somehow their fans will blame IPL for their bad performances where they clearly don't seem to care much about Indian cricket team
— Yash (@CSKYash_)
Among all the players ꦕwho played on this flat pitch, only Virat Kohli was surprised with extra bounce. You talk about Luck 🙃
— Akshat (@AkshatOM10)
Other players have the excuse that they are
🏏Playing International cricket all year long
🏏They just came from IPL T20 Format and are fatigued
🏏They reached England just a week ago hence not used to conditions
🏏Their main forte is white ball cricketWhat reasons does Pujara…
— Vinay Kumar Dokania (@VinayDokania)
These Typical ICT fans 😂😂🤡🤡
Blaming Ipl for their flop show 😂😂
Meanwhile JADDU RAHANE SIRAJ were the ones who have𒊎 played better till now
What about PUJARA …he played county cricket right ?
Funny t♉hing is PUJARA got out to Cam𓄧eron Green who was also playing IPL 🤣🤣
— King Johnny Depp (@C__JohnnyDepp)
Ajinkya Rahane playing with his injured finger .
Where we have players like Virat Kohli and shameless Shubman 𝓀Gill👍
— π (@Tujomilaa)
और तुम सिर्फ आईपीएल में पैसे के लिए अच्छा खेलना जानते हो और जब बात देश की आती है तब तुम्हरे बल्ले को जंग लग जाता ह🔯ै कितने भी कप्🐓तान बदल ले मगर अब कोई आईसीसी ट्रॉफी देश में आना ना मुमकिन हैएक ही था जो यह कर सकता था
— �ಌ�🇳 Bharat maratha 🇮🇳 (@buchade_bharat)
Once again, Jadeja looked India's best batter and he is now a bonafide top 6 batter. And till that finger injury, Rahane looked very smooth and in excellent touch. But the top order is a concern and has to convert good looking starts into large scores.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
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The Indian Test side will have to make some long-term decisions – retirement plans for batting stars, assumed absence of certain fast bowlers etc.
With the new WTCไ cycle, they need to invest in youth, than tr🌼y ad-hoc solutions.
Who will ask Rohit & Kohli to go?
— Vijay A (@VAAChandran)
