Cricket Australia had some digs at Rohit Sharma and Co., after Team India was skittled for 46 in the first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Pacers Matt Henry and William O'Rourke brought the Indian batting unit to its knees as the duo shared nine wickets to bowl India out for a mere 46 on day 2. Top scorer for the host was Rishabh Pant, who scored 20 off 49 in the innings that saw five ducks.
With this, India have registered their lowest total at home as well as their third-lowest Test score in all time. India's previous lowest at home was 75 against the West Indies in New Delhi in 1987. Their lowest overall is 36 against Australia in a pink-ball Adelaide Test in 2020.
Continuing their trolling spree over India's disastrous batting collapse, Cricket Australia uploaded a highlight from India's 36-all from the 2020/21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series on its social media handle with a caption: "Is 'All Out 46' the new 'All Out 36'?"
Former England captain Michael Vaughan also trolled India and said, "Look on the bright side Indian fans. at least you have got past 36 ."
Under overcast condition, Henry showed great control on line and length to pick 5-15 and also reached the landmark of 100 Test wickets. O'Rourke, playing in his first Test in India, made a fantastic impression with his awkward bounce and mixing of lengths to pick 4-22 while veteran pacer Tim Southee took a scalp.
With conditions heavily favouring an accurate New Zealand bowling line-up and a brilliant batting support by their fielders, India never showcased the desired batting application to grind it out against swing or seam and fell without doing much. Only Rishabh Pant (20) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) managed to reach double figures in a sorry Indian batting show laced with five ducks.
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