Fans on social media wondered how the India team, sponsored by a learning app, could fail a testA cricket-mad India reacted with shock and disbelief Sunday after Virat Kohli’s men registered the country’s lowest Test innings score in the opening day-night contest against Australia in Adelaide. More than the eight-wicket defeat inside three days, it was the spectacular meltdown of India’s vaunted batting lineup in the second innings which dominated discussion in India. Former Test opener Virender Sehwag also listed the single-digit scores and suggested a cheeky way to banish the memory of this debacle. Posted by Sports Tribune on Saturday, 19 December 2020The Indian Express printed the photo of the manual scoreboard at the Adelaide Oval on its front page reflecting India’s batting capitulation in the day-night Test. The daily called it a “Day & Nightmare Test” and devoted an entire page to mourn “The Great Indian Batting Collapse.”Fans on social media wondered how the India team, sponsored by a learning app, could fail a test.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 20, 2020 08:03 UTC