India‘s star batter Suryakumar Yadav has had a rough time in the ongoing ODI series against Australia, being dismissed on a golden duck for the third consecutive time in the series. In the third and final ODI, India was given a challenging target of 270 runs. While Virat Kohli played a good inning of fifty, Yadav was demoted down the order and came in at No.7. Unfortunately, he was out on the first ball he faced, bowled by Ashton Agar. This was a disappointing defeat for India, and Yadav’s struggles at the crease will make it an even tougher pill to swallow.
Indian cricketer Yadav may have wished for a different kind of record, but unfortunately, he has achieved an unwanted one. Yadav has entered his name into the history books as the first Indian and 14th player worldwide to be dismissed for a golden duck three times in a row in ODI cricket. A list he finds himself sharing with the likes of Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson. For Yadav, this is undoubtedly a frustrating statistic, but for fans, this is just another comical cricket moment to add to the collection.
India’s impressive home record has finally been shattered by the Australian cricket team. Despite their valiant efforts, India suffered a tough loss against Steve Smith‘s men in the third ODI series, losing by 21 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This marks India’s first defeat in an ODI series at home after seven consecutive wins, and their first defeat at home across all formats in 25 victorious series. The last time India lost a series at home was in 2019 against Australia as well, making this recent defeat a bitter pill to swallow for Indian cricket fans. Despite this setback, we can all agree that India’s world-class cricket team will continue to fight and rise stronger from this defeat.
