India’s star batter Virat Kohli endured another failure in Test cricket this year as he was dismissed for just 5 runs on Day 1 of the first Test against Australia at the Optus Stadium, Perth.

Despite a noticeable change in guard, Kohli was done in by the bounce generated by Josh Hazlewood during the 17th over of India’s first innings.

The 36-year-old, batting well outside his crease, tried to get on the front foot but the ball climbed on him, taking an edge onto Usman Khawaja at first slip.

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Virat Kohli came into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a lot of pressure. Many experts and former cricketers have started questioning his place in the Test side as he hasn’t been able to match up to his lofty standards for the past few years.

Ever since 2020, the veteran campaigner has just scored two Test tons while he has managed to cross fifty just once in the six Tests so far in 2024.

Kohli was troubled by the Bangladesh and New Zealand spinners in the recently held home Test season, returning with scores of 6, 17, 47, 29*, 0, 70, 1, 17, 4 and 1. As a result, his Test average has dropped to 47.61.

Kohli will be keen to change his fortunes in the second innings of the Perth Test. The right-hander is expected to do well on this tour as he has played some of his best knocks Down Under.

Before the ongoing Perth Test, Kohli had played a total of 13 Tests on Australian soil, amassing 1352 runs at an average of 54.08 with six hundreds and four half-centuries.