Former Indian captain Virat Kohli expressed his displeasure at Hardik Pandya during an incident that took place during the 1st ODI match against Australia. Well, despite a few ups and downs in the game, the Indian cricket team managed to defeat Australia in the 1st ODI match of the ongoing 3-match ODI series at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The Hardik Pandya-led Indian side bowled the visitors out for merely 188 and then riding on the match-winning knock by KL Rahul, India chased down the total successfully with over 10.1 overs and five wickets remaining.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Hardik won the toss and elected to bowl first. India got off to a good start in the powerplay when Siraj dismissed inform batter Travis Head for just 5 runs in the second over. Mitchell Marsh, who opened the innings in Warner’s absence, played an attacking knock from the start and scored 81 runs off 65 balls before he was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja. Eventually, the Australians were bowled out for 188 runs.
Virat Kohli Disappointed With Hardik Pandya
During the game, the former Indian captain Virat Kohli expressed his anger at Hardik during India’s batting in Mumbai.
The incident took place in the 18th over of India’s innings when Hardik Pandya failed to hit the boundary on a free-hit ball. In his fourth ball, Stoinis overstepped the mark and justifiably, a no-ball was called.
However, Pandya couldn’t make the most of the free hit as he pulled the delivery for a single. After his shot, the camera showed Virat, who wasn’t too happy at the free hit not being utilized, as he had an annoyed look on his face.
Watch the video:
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Meanwhile, the Indian cricket team will meet Australia in the 2nd ODI match, which will take place on March 19 in Visakhapatnam, and will see the return of Rohit Sharma as captain of the side. Rohit had skipped the first ODI match because of family commitments, as per BCCI’s release last month.
