Patna, the batting performance of the Indian team in Test cricket in the year 2024 can be considered very bad from the point of view, because both at home and abroad, the players of Team India are not able to perform better with the bat. Something similar was also seen in the first day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy being played in Perth against Australia, in which Team India's first innings was reduced to a score of just 150 runs. There were only four batsmen from the Indian team who managed to cross the double-digit mark, while 2 batsmen returned to the pavilion without opening the account, due to which Team India has created a new record along with breaking one of its own bad records.

This year 18 players returned to pavilion on duck
In the year 2018, the number of players returning on duck in Test cricket from Team India has been quite high, in which a total of 18 players have returned to the pavilion without opening their account so far this year. At the same time, there is every hope of further increase in this. The Indian team has broken its own 41-year-old record, in which earlier in the year 1983, 17 players from Team India returned to the pavilion on duck in Test cricket, while in the year 2008, the same number of players from India were out in Test without opening their account. The new name added to this list is of Devdutt Padikkal, who is playing only the second match of his career, who was out after facing 23 balls in the Perth Test match.

Most ducks by Indian team in a calendar year in Tests
Year 2024 - 18 ducks so far
Year 1983 - 17 ducks
Year 2024 - 17 ducks
Year 2011 - 16 ducks
Year 2014 - 16 ducks
Year 2021 - 16 ducks
Bowlers helped Team India make a comeback in Perth Test match
If we talk about the first day of the Perth Test match between India and Australia, then while Team India was reduced to a score of 150 in its first innings, the Kangaroo team also lost 7 wickets for a score of 67 in its first innings by the end of the day's play. Captain Bumrah's amazing bowling was seen from Team India's side, who played an important role in sending the top order of the Australian team to the pavilion.