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[Saba Sports News] Cricket Australia seized the chance to take a playful jab at Team India after their rough start in the first innings of the opening Test against New Zealand. In a batting collapse at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, India was bowled out for just 46 runs—marking their lowest-ever home Test total and third-lowest in Test history.
This stumble immediately drew comparisons to India’s infamous “36 all-out” against Australia in Adelaide during the 2020-21 Border Gavaskar Trophy.
CA wasted no time in highlighting the parallel, sharing clips from the Adelaide collapse and tweeting, “Is ‘All Out 46’ the new ‘All Out 36’?”
The Rohit Sharma-led side had chosen to bat first on a damp, overcast pitch—covered for days due to rain—only to be dismantled by New Zealand’s pace attack led by William O’Rourke and Matt Henry. India’s innings lasted just 31.2 overs, with five batters recording ducks.
Cricket Australia’s post comes just weeks ahead of the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy in November, where fans will recall how India