Twitter Reactions: India gift Australia a win in the 4th ODI

Published - 20 Jan 2016, 17:13 IST | Updated - 20 Jan 2016, 17:13 IST

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The 4^th ODI wasn’t quite like the other games of the series, for the first time Australia were batting first and India had the opportunity to chase; something they have enjoyed doing. The Indian top order was once again up for the task and they had a special start before Rohit Sharma got out. Things didn’t change thereafter as Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli built superlative 212-run partnership and in the process both the batsmen also got to their hundreds.

Virat hit the 25^th ODI hundred of his career while it was the 9^th of Dhawan’s. The left-hander also got to his 3000 ODI runs in the process. At one time, it looked like it was going to be a clean win for the Indian team with 9 wickets in hand and 277 runs on the board but once Dhawan got out for 126 and MS Dhoni departed for a duck things just fell apart. The balls that were landing in safe zones went straight to fielders. Virat Kohli found Steve Smith on 106; Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Rishi Dhawan hit a four and the next ball in the air.

Suddenly Australia had the dominating edge in the game and once they taste blood it isn’t often that they lose the hold. Ravindra Jadeja was there at the non-strikers end but couldn’t do the job for India while he lost all his partners. Pressure had the better of the inexperienced Indian line-up it was MS Dhoni’s game to finish, for the reputation and game he has but he couldn’t and in the end, India didn’t.

Here is how Twitter reacted to India’s loss in the 4^th ODI:

MS Dhoni: "I should have carried on, but I got out."
Someone pls tell Dhoni he scored 0. He didn't get *started* to then carry on? #AUSvIND
— Mohan Krishnamoorthy (@mohank) January 20, 2016

India 46/9 in 12 overs today
India's lowest ODI total: 54/10 in 26.3 overs v SL at Sharjah 29-10-2000#AusvInd
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) January 20, 2016

I will take the blame says @msdhoni #IndvsAus @aajtak @IndiaTodayFLASH
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) January 20, 2016

Just can't believe what happened?India will be disappointed&hurting? #IndvsAus
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 20, 2016

This is a meltdown of epic proportions…..
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 20, 2016

Dear Team India, when I said you played to the same script in 3 losses, I didn't mean you should play a dark comedy this time. #AusvInd
— cricBC (@cricBC) January 20, 2016

Somehow Team India is always 20-30 runs short… At least they are consistent with that… #IndvsAus
— Nemesis♐ (@fara_s) January 20, 2016

now these day India have only 3 or 4 Players. who actually know that how to play , baaki 6 Player toh cricket dekhne jaate hai.??#IndvsAus
— RajnikantV/sCIDJokes (@RVCJ_FB) January 20, 2016

Indian batting today. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/2CbzShBNLF
— Pritam Sharma (@VanDiablo) January 20, 2016

For @msdhoni – you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villian . #AUSvIND #IndvsAus @N1rajKumar @CKRchandy
— riks (@riksec08) January 20, 2016

India became the first team to lose a bilateral series after scoring five individual hundreds in the series. #AUSvIND
— Deepu Narayana (@deeputalks) January 20, 2016

Stat : First time India has lost an ODI with two Dhawan's in the team #AUSvIND
— Mugg Lair (@MuggLair) January 20, 2016

Jadeja takes a single off the first ball and Umesh is trying to hit the ball out of the park…not really making sense. #AUSvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 20, 2016

Dhoni's wicket changed it all. With such inexperienced bottom five and Ajinkya injured, it was MS's game to control till the finish #AUSvIND
— Shirin Sadikot (@ShirinSadikot) January 20, 2016

.@imVkohli equals Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries in a chase. This is his 15th #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/5vR4UuxYkz
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 20, 2016