India has been outclassed in two days of the WTC final at the hands of Australia. First, the Pat Cummins-led side posted a huge total on the board (469) and later knocked India's batting lineup down on the second day.
Steve Smith (121) and Travis Head (163) were the heroes with the bat in the first inning as they took Australia to a massive total. India would have expected to bat well on the Oval surface that seemed to favour the batters in the first innings. However, the expectation were turned on its head as Australia bowlers continued to run through India's batting lineup on the second day of the Test match.
India veterans Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli dn Chetwshwar Pujara had no answers for the fiery Australian bowling as they fell like a pack of cards on the English pitch. Although the performance by these batters was poor on the pitch, many have begun taking offence to what Virat Kohli did after getting out in the first inning.
After going back to the pavilion, Kohli was seen eating from a plate and talking to his teammates. As soon as this image was posted online, many fans took offence to it and started bashing the Indian superstar.
Here's how Twitter reacted to the image of Virat Kohli having food after losing his wicket:
Virat Kohli explaining to youngsters that IPL is “asli” ICC trophy pic.twitter.com/Uo7Jt8tOjL
— Rohitava (@rohitavasaha) June 9, 2023
Khao piyo aish karo mitro, dil par kisi ka dukhayo na! pic.twitter.com/9SKkR1CgDT
— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) June 8, 2023
Ehna nu burger khilao... pizza khilayo... fried rice khilayo pic.twitter.com/qb9KtjirVZ
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) June 8, 2023
Tendulkar didnt eat for 3 days after he got out early in that 2003 WC final
— Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRaii) June 8, 2023
Meanwhile Kohli after getting out early in #WTCFinal2023 pic.twitter.com/AOJHMsKPor
Literally they have no shame left so called chokli and Mr. Flat pitch master eating food with laugh 😓
— Anjali (@Anjali_klr) June 8, 2023
Khao piyo enjoy Karo WTC gyi bhad me
Remember Virat Kohli is panuti for finals 🤡 pic.twitter.com/Q081GbQdfQ
No offence but just imagine the amount of bodyshaming slanders rohit would've got if he was eating after failing in an important game
— Ashwin rohit❤️ (@ashwin_ro) June 8, 2023
But this explains the class and standards of different people. Not everyone is idiotic enough like Kohli FC to mock anyone for their daily habits pic.twitter.com/qGWFx3lLuK
Shameless kohli eating food. No wonder why we didn't win any WC pic.twitter.com/jMX00SuRlr
— JP Chadda (@JP_Chadda) June 8, 2023
India is in a very bad position and the batting coach, ishan kishan and shubman gill are laughing at something. At this position of a tournament final how can someone laugh or smile about something and why is kohli eating food. Wtf is going on. Do they even care about this match? pic.twitter.com/XNLvjsD3C5
— Arjun Tarafdar (@xaw_007) June 8, 2023
Australia humbling down India
Day 2 of the WTC final belonged to Australia yet again as they posted a huge total of 469 on the board and dismissed half of India's batting lineup at just 151. Steve Smith and Travis Head were the heroes of the first inning as they both posted a century and helped Australia achieve a great total.
As for India's batting, it all went from bad to worse as veteran batters lost their wicket quite cheaply. India need to make at least 270 to avoid the follow-on in their first inning. Currently, Ajinkya Rahane (29) and KS Bharat (5) are batting at the crease and would need to play some exceptional inning if India has any chance to win.