|| India Correspondent ||

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It was certainly not a good start for Virat Kohli-led Indian team in Australia as they lost in the first ODI in Sydney by 66 runs and Australia went 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series. While the Indian team tried their best with the bat, scoring 308/8 in 50 despite struggling at 101/4 at one point, the bowling department failed miserably. Australia’s target of 375 proved too much for India to chase down as well.

However, veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that Indian team’s sloppy fielding and dropped catches cost them the match against Australia.

"Things didn’t go India’s way. I would say India played some good cricket (in Sydney) but in patches. But, yeah, the fielding was a bit sloppy, lot of misfield, lot of missed catches,” Harbhajan said on India Today Live. “In the international arena, you would want to take each (and every catch) that comes your way but unfortunately that didn’t happen today. If the fielders are not supporting the bowler, the bowler is going to get hurt. That’s what happened today.”

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"I think apart from (Mohammad) Shami everyone had an off day. This was the first game and playing in Australia you got to adjust to the bounce and the conditions. What all lengths you need to bowl. So the Indian bowling line, to start with, they bowled the initial overs a bit short with the new ball," he further added.

"Could’ve looked to bowl a little fuller for an early breakthrough, which didn’t happen, and that’s one of the reasons Australia got a lot of runs on the board which weakened India’s chances while chasing," Harbhajan Singh concluded.