AUS vs IND: Unwanted Milestone For Virat Kohli: Joint Second-Most Ducks In International Cricket. In a strange and unwanted achievement, Virat Kohli has now been dismissed on 40 occasions in international cricket without scoring, which ties him with Ishant Sharma for the second-most ducks by an Indian player, behind only Zaheer Khan (43). He achieved this unwanted record in the second ODI against Australia. Xavier Bartlett got him for a duck.
The 35-year-old, who is one of the most reliable run-scorers across all formats in modern-day cricket, reached this mark in India’s recent ODI against Australia. Kohli’s duck added to the rare moment of failure in his otherwise illustrious career that includes over 26,000 runs and 80 centuries across international formats.
Other players in this unwanted list
The list of most ducks for India includes several recognisable names, including Harbhajan Singh (37), Jasprit Bumrah (35), Anil Kumble (35), Rohit Sharma (34), and Sachin Tendulkar (34), demonstrating that even the best have faced their share of failure.
Despite this statistic, Kohli’s overall consistency and impact remain unrivalled. He has been a prolific run-scorer across formats and is India’s go-to player in the pressurised moments. Kohli may occasionally make a low score, but that does not take away from the fact that he is one of the modern-day game’s greats.
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Kohli’s upcoming appearances will be significant as India attempts to recover in the ODI series against Australia, and fans will be anticipating the return to form of the champion batter, who will have learnt to simply note this unwanted record as a statistical footnote in his successful career.
