Virat Kohli Retirement Speculations: Has Virat Kohli played his final ODI match in the ongoing 3-match series in Australia? Curious fans are desperate to find the answer to the question after the former India skipper's latest gesture in Adelaide. After tragically getting out for second consecutive duck for the first time in ODIs, Kohli was caught raising his gloves and acknowledging the crowd for giving him a standing ovation.
How has Virat Kohli fared on his ODI comeback
With question marks over the future in ODI cricket, Virat Kohli was expected to come out all guns blazing against his favourite opponents. However, he has failed to make an impact in the first two matches. In the opening match, he got out to Mitchell Starc for 8 -all duck while trying to play the ball on the fourth stump line.
In Adelaide today, 26-year-old Xavier Bartlett trapped Kohli right in front of the stumps. The pacer nipped one back in and beat him on the inside edge to pin him on the front pad. Kohli didn’t even take a chance with a DRS review and walked back to the dressing room.
Virat Kohli's stats against Australia in ODI
Ever since his debut against the Aussies in 2009, Kohli has played in 52 ODIs against Australia. Playing in Australia, he has scored 1,327 runs at an average of 51.90, smashing five centuries and six fifties. His highest score Down Under is an unbeaten 133. The right-hander also holds the record for most centuries by a visiting player Down Under across all formats (17).
Specifically talking about ODIs in Adelaide, Kohli has amassed 244 runs in four matches with an incredible average of 61. This included two centuries.
In Test matches, he has scored 537 runs in five matches at an average of 53.70. Three centuries are among them.
Shreyas Iyer & Rohit Sharma rebuild India's innings
After losing Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli early in the innings, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer are currently slowly and steadily building Team India's innings. At the time of writing the duo had stitched unbeaten stand of over 100 runs with India placed at 129/2 in 28 overs.
