Steven Smith is "100%" certain he got his hand under the ball when he attempted to catch Virat Kohli at slip on the first day of the SCG Test, a decision that was referred to the TV umpire and eventually ruled not out.

I got my hands underneath the ball' - Steve Smith disagrees with third umpire's Not Out call to Virat Kohli's catch. (Photo Source: Disney+Hotstar and Fox Cricket) The first day of the fifth Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground became a talking point after a controversial incident involving Virat Kohli and .

A DRS controversy stirred up during the fifth Test between India and Australia when a relay catch involving Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne off Virat Kohli's bat was ruled not out by the third umpire.

Courtesy of his dismissal, Kohli went on to register an embarrassing record, as he recorded the second-lowest average in Test cricket, counting matches since the start of 2024. In fact, Kohli is the only mainstream batter in the top 4, with the other three being bowlers.

Virat Kohli joins an unfortunate list with a low average in the first innings of Test matches since 2024, highlighted by his struggle against outside off-stump deliveries. During the final Test against Australia,

Star India batter Virat Kohli survived a first-ball duck on Day 1 of the series-deciding Sydney Test against Australia on Friday.

A third-umpire decision has created a huge talking point early in the fifth Border-Gavaskar Test, with Virat Kohli surviving a contentious catch call on the first ball he faced at the SCG. Walking out at 17/2,

Kohli survives close call first ball. Watch highlights from the first day's play in Sydney. Facebook; Twitter; Email

Virat Kohli constant failures in Australia continue, as star batter gets dismissed in 'Deja Vu' fashion. WATCH.

The Australian pacers, especially Scott Boland, have taken full advantage of Kohli's recent weakness, which could be the primary reason for India's almost flop show in the Test series against the hosts.

India’s seniormost batter Virat Kohli perished in a similar manner, poking his bat to an outside off stump delivery in the first innings of the Sydney Test. Batting on a tricky surface, Kohli played 69 balls,