It was not expected. Virat Kohli is the former Indian captain and the highest scorer at Adelaide Oval as a visiting batsman. His much-awaited swansong ended in disappointment on Thursday in the ongoing second One Day International (ODI) at Adelaide. He returned to the pavilion, dismissed for another duck after he had bagged his first ODI duck at Perth.
Kohli was trapped LBW after failing to cover the line of an in-swinging delivery from medium pacer Xavier Bartlett.
Kohli appeared distraught after being given out by the on-field umpire. He walked back after facing just four deliveries in the second ODI at one of his favorite hunting grounds. Australia struck twice in the seventh over, removing captain Shubman Gill and Kohli after a cautious start from India, who were sent in to bat.
In a poignant moment, Kohli acknowledged the Adelaide crowd with a wave as he walked back to the pavilion. The fans responded with a standing ovation, aware that it might have been his final outing at the iconic venue. Kohli ends his career at Adelaide Oval with 976 runs — the most by a visiting batter at the ground.
However, Rohit Sharma who was also a failure in the team’s first ODI at Perth, looks surviving at Adelaide as he is unbeaten 44 off 68 deliveries so far, having shown patience as he has hit only three boundaries. With Shreyas Iyer accompanying him with 29 off 36 deliveries India are 84 for the loss of two wickets.
