'Australian surgical strike': Pakistani Twitterati revel following Indian batting's historic collapse

Cricket lovers anticipated a closely contested encounter on the third day of the first Test between Australia and India, hoping that the Men in Blue would capitalise on their 53-run lead and go up 1-0.

Even though India had lost one wicket by the end of Day 2, the visitors were still expected to set a sizable target for the hosts.

However, when India returned to the crease today, they suffered the most embarrassing of collapses, with their batsmen combining for just 36 runs - the lowest innings total in 88 years of Test cricket.

Following the result, many took to social media to express their shock at India’s performance.

Here’s a look at some of the reactions: