India vs Australia: Virat Kohli 'flopped' again, failed to open his account for second consecutive match

New Delhi, October 23 (IANS). Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion without opening an account in the second consecutive ODI against Australia. Kohli faced four balls in Adelaide, in which he failed to open the account. He was given LBW by Xavier Bartlett. Earlier, Virat Kohli failed to open his account despite playing eight balls in the first match of the series played in Perth. In that match, Kohli gave his catch to Cooper Conolo off the ball of Mitchell Starc. Virat Kohli was seen in Indian jersey after a long time. Before this series, Kohli was seen in the final of the Champions Trophy in March 2025, in which he could only score 1 run in 2 balls. The ODI World Cup will be played in the year 2027, but the form of 36-year-old Virat Kohli has worried the fans. It is noteworthy that Virat Kohli is one of the few batsmen to have scored more than one century in the ODI format at the Adelaide ground. Kohli has scored 244 runs on this ground with 2 centuries in five matches. His average during this period was 48.80. Apart from Kohli, Graeme Ashley Hick, David Warner and Mark Waugh could score more than one ODI century on this ground. All these batsmen scored 2-2 ODI hundreds here. The Indian team aimed to level the series at 1-1 by winning the ongoing second ODI in Adelaide. Team India lost the first match of the series played in Perth by 7 wickets based on Duckworth-Lewis rule. Indian batsmen were seen in trouble on the bounce of Australia. Team India has so far played 15 ODIs in Adelaide, in which it has won 9 matches, while facing defeat in five matches. Meanwhile, one game is tied. –IANS RSG/VC Share this story Tags