NEW DELHI: Just moments before the first ODI against Australia in Perth, Virat Kohli spoke about his much-needed break from cricket after 15–20 years of relentless action, explaining how it has left him fresher and fitter than ever.
However, his comeback to international cricket after a seven-month hiatus ended in disappointment, as he was dismissed without opening his account. This marked the first time Kohli has been out for a duck in 30 ODI innings in Australia.
Virat Kohli falls for a duck on return to international cricket
Just after facing 8 deliveries, Kohli returned to the pavilion for a duck with Mitchell Starc's outside the off-stump length ball finding its way into the hands of Cooper Connolly at point off the thick outside edge of Kohli's bat.
With this, Kohli has moved past Rohit Sharma, who also failed on his comeback, in an unwanted record. This was Kohli's 17th duck in ODIs, and he has now overtaken Rohit in the list of Indian players with most ducks in ODI cricket.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill combine to script unwanted record in ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar tops the list of most ducks for India in ODIs, with 20, a tally influenced by his record 463 matches. Behind him is pacer Javagal Srinath with 19 ducks, followed by Yuvraj Singh and Anil Kumble, each with 18.
Kohli now moves into fourth place, having recorded 17 ducks, a total that ties him with Harbhajan Singh.
