Volatile Virat blames India, not Aussies

Steve Smith observed Virat Kohli was "angry" in Pune. Shane Warne suggested in the commentary box that India's skipper was "animated" and "frustrated".

Call it what you like, Kohli struggled to hide his disbelief and displeasure as counterpart Smith helped Australia storm to a 333-run win in the first chapter of the four-Test series, inflicting India's first defeat on home soil in 20 Tests.

Kohli's mood was no brighter in his post-match press conference.

He made it clear India's failures with the bat were responsible for the shock result – and not Steve O'Keefe's canny left-arm spin.

"If you don't apply yourself, any bowling attack can look dangerous," Kohli quipped, when asked about O'Keefe's 12-wicket match haul.

"It's as simple as that. Even a part-timer can get four wickets if you don't apply yourself.

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"How badly we batted in the first innings is the main reason we couldn't get back into the game.

"We put ourselves under a lot of pressure."

The right-hander's forgettable Test – he made 0 and 13 with the bat – ended in the second innings when he shouldered arms to a ball from O'Keefe that didn't turn and instead hit the middle of off stump.

"You've got to play the line and I certainly didn't do that," Kohli added.

Australia's performance in Pune will be cherished by Smith for some time, especially given his captain's century on a treacherous pitch.

For Kohli, who came into the match in career-best from after posting a double-ton in each of his past four series, it will be a source of chagrin.

It was his first Test loss at home as captain, while he recorded his first Test duck at home and lowest total of runs in a home Test.

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Kohli fumed at teammates and umpires during Smith's knock – which featured chances on 23, 29, 37, 60 and 67.

An lbw shout on 73 would have ended his innings if Kohli had any reviews left.

The India skipper had a long discussion with umpire Richard Kettleborough during the morning drinks break.

"He was getting a little bit angry at fielders for dropping catches," Smith said. "Players miss out (with the bat) every now and again, fortunately he missed out in this game.

"He's obviously a world-class player and we expect him to come back hard."

Kohli, who has a history of fiery on-field rows with Australians including Smith, called it India's worst batting performance since losing to Sri Lanka in 2015.

"The last time we had a performance like this (in Galle), we had the most outstanding run after that," he said.

"I would say that we needed something like this for us to get a reality check."

Test Squads

India (for first two Tests): Virat Kohli (c), Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandaran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Karun Nair, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhinav Mukund, Hardik Pandya.

Australia: Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Ashton Agar, Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Stephen O'Keefe, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade

Australia's schedule in India

Feb 17-19, Tour match v India A, Mumbai

Feb 23-27, First Test: Australia won by 333 runs, Pune

Mar 4-8, Second Test, Bengaluru

Mar 16-20, Third Test, Ranchi

Mar 25-29, Fourth Test, Dharamsala