Kohli gets caught in his front-foot trap, falls cheaply

A gentle single to fine-leg got Virat Kohli off the mark in what could probably be his last tour of Australia.

- Ashish Magotra

But it was soon apparent that the former India skipper, who has been on multiple tours Down Under, had come out with a plan.

It was a plan that had once been tailored for and worked against England. But this was Australia. The pitch was hard, the ball was zipping through and India had already lost two wickets with very little on the board.

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal had been dismissed for a duck, trying to drive on the up. The shot would have been perfect in India but the conditions in Perth demanded a different approach. The edge flew to Nathan McSweeney at gully.

That should have given Kohli a clue to what he needed to do. But he chose to stick to his plan. He came out looking edgy, eager to put the pressure on the Aussies. Perhaps, he was too eager.