After slamming double hundreds in four successive series, Virat Kohli has found himself struggling to score runs against Australia in the ongoing four-match Test series.

The right-hander was dismissed for just 12 by Nathan Lyon in the first innings at Bengaluru and now has a mere 25 runs in three innings after failing to make an impact in the first Test at Pune as well.

Clearly, the entire Indian team, and not just their captain, has found it tough to get going against the gritty Australians. And, former Aussie batsman Mark Waugh didn't waste any time to attack the Indian captain.

Hits Wide length delivery - Caught
Leaves ball from SOK - Bowled
Leaves off breaker from Lyon - LBW
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Waugh labelled Kohli's dismissal on Day 1 in Bengaluru as a "brain fade" and said that the Indian skipper's negative thinking while batting had rubbed off on a few of his Indian teammates. For a second time in the series, Kohli made an error in judgement that cost him his wicket.

"That's a brain fade. I know the ball before bounced and hit him on the thigh-pad and he's a bit worried about those two men on the leg side, but that's bread-and-butter for an Indian batsman, a class player. You just tuck that off the hip," Waugh said about Kohli's dismissal.

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"It was very un-Kohli like. He made a point of saying 'we need to play with much more intent in this game' but he's been the prime example of not actually doing that," he added.

The former Australia opener said that Kohli was thinking a bit negatively while batting and that seemed to have rubbed off on some of his teammates. Barring Rahul, no other Indian batsman made any real contribution with the bat as the hosts were bundled out for 189 on the first day.

Virat Kohli is not good at leaving the ball at all.He is at his best when he is offering shot to every ball bowled at him.#IndvAus

"He's just thinking negatively because there's men around the bat. He's thinking if it bounces he might get an inside edge. As a batsman, you can't think like that. He can hit that ball in his sleep for runs. He's obviously thinking is a little bit negatively and that's rubbed off on a few of his teammates," Waugh said.

"Most of them have looked very tentative at the crease today. Those (dismissed) Indian batsmen, they would be disappointed with how they got out," he concluded.