IND vs AUS: India’s top order gets dismissed for ducks in Perth

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal’s dismissal for ducks attracted memes on social media.

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series starts today, November 22, between India and Australia in Perth. However, India’s defense of the BGT got off to a shaky start as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal were dismissed for ducks in the morning of the first day at Perth’s Optus Stadium.

Jaiswal and Padikkal get dismissed for ducks.

Jasprit Bumrah, India’s current stand-in captain, won the toss and chose to bat first. However, Mitchell Starc dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal for 0 (8), and Josh Hazlewood dismissed Devdutt Padikkal for 0 (23) with a simple catch through wicketkeeper Alex Carey.

Netizens react to the dismissal by ducks.

India fans who were still fuming out of the disappointing series lost against New Zealand at home had a few reactions to give on social media after India’s first order had a poor start on the first day in Perth. This promoted several social media users to create and share memes about the dismissal of Jaiswal and Padikkal. One social media user shared a meme of two guys exchanging looks at each other funnily, captioning it “Dressing Room scenario.” Another wrote, “Longest ducks by Indian No.3s (balls faced): 25 Sanjay Manjrekar, Durban 1991-92 23 Devdutt Padikkal, Perth 2024-25.” One social media user shared a meme image of Sachin Tendulkar feeding ducks with faces of Jaiswal and Padikkal near a pond. One more wrote, “0 – Yashasvi Jaiswal 0 – Devdutt Padikkal After 10 Long Years, 2 out of Top 3 Indian batters Scored Duck for India in a Test match Previous : (v ENG at Manchester, 2014) #INDvsAUS.” One commented, “Both Padikkal and Jaiswal are just starting in Australia. Cut them some slack. Hopefully, team management has not asked Padikkal to bat in the manner he batted today. Blocking your way against this relentless Australian attack is strategy made with high hopes. #AUSvsIND”