SaralnamaVirat Kohli, 36, faces criticism after two consecutive ducks in the ongoing India-Australia ODI series. He scored 0 in 8 balls on in Perth and 0 in 4 balls on in Adelaide. Former coach Ravi Shastri warns Kohli needs form quickly amid fierce competition. Kohli, third-highest ODI run-scorer with 14,181 runs, has retired from T20Is and Tests. Adelaide Oval, usually his strong venue with 975 runs across formats, saw his rare failure. Rohit Sharma, also returning, scored 73 in India's narrow loss. The final ODI is in Sydney. (Updated 24 Oct 2025, 19:51 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Virat Kohli, 36, faces criticism after two consecutive ducks in the ongoing India-Australia ODI series
- He scored 0 in 8 balls on 19 Oct in Perth and 0 in 4 balls on 23 Oct in Adelaide
- Former coach Ravi Shastri warns Kohli needs form quickly amid fierce competition
