Virat Kohli and his men folded for 36 in the second innings at the Adelaide Oval en route to a comprehensive eight-wicket defeat in the first match of the four-Test series. India's previous lowest innings total was 42, registered during a 1974 Test match against England at Lord's. Gavaskar, who was part of that 1974 team, did not find any fault with Kohli and his men and simply attributed the collapse to a fiery rival attack, just like 46 years ago. "When you face bowling of that quality, with that line and length, it's very difficult to score runs and that's what happened to the Indians today." "I have to say, but for that classy five I got, they would never have reached 42," Gavaskar quipped.

Source: bd News24 December 19, 2020 12:56 UTC