India lost by 66 runs due to poor performance in the first ODI on Friday on Australia tour. After the defeat, Indian captain Virat Kohli has expressed displeasure over fielders and bowlers. Australia batting first, losing six wickets in 50 overs, scored a mammoth score of 374 runs. This is also Australia’s highest score in ODIs against India. Indian fielders were also instrumental in bringing Australia to this score, who also dropped catches and also spoiled ground fielding. The bowlers also continued to score runs.
After the match, Kohli said, “We had a lot of time to prepare. I don’t think there is any excuse for this when you don’t play as a team. We were playing T20 till now, We played ODI after a long time, but we have played a lot of ODI cricket. “
The captain said, “The body language that we had after 20-25 overs was disappointing. If you keep making mistakes in fielding, then a top team will only harm you. The most important thing to bother the batsmen is that we will take wickets But we couldn’t do it. “
Kohli also said that the team will also have to pay attention to getting some part time bowlers. Kohli said, “We have to find a way to work with the part time bowlers. Unfortunately Hardik Pandya is not ready for bowling, so we have to accept this and work. We have to focus on this area, because this team balance Great thing for. Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell do it for Australia. “
Among Indian batsmen, only Hardik Pandya and Shikhar Dhawan could do anything. Pandya scored 90 and Dhawan scored an innings of 74 runs. India could only manage 308 runs losing eight wickets in 50 overs. After this win, Australia took a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. If the Indian team has to stay in the series, then in any case, they will have to win the second ODI. At one time it seemed that Team India would win the match but with the dismissal of Dhawan and then Pandya, the hopes of Indian cricket fans were shattered.