Indian legendary cricketer Virat Kohli’s return to ODI cricket led to disappointment after he was dismissed for an 8-ball duck in opposition to Mitchell Starc. This marks the primary time Virat has been dismissed for a duck in Australia.
India takes on Australia within the first ODI match of the Australian summer season on the Optus Stadium in Perth. This initiates the World Cup preparations for the 2 sides, because the finalists from the 2023 World Cup conflict in an epic battle.
Indian greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have made their much-awaited return to the 50-over format for the reason that ICC Champions Trophy. The 2 greats are thought-about to be lining up for the 2027 ICC World Cup.
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Virat Kohli departs with out troubling the scorers at Perth
Virat Kohli is taking part in only one format in worldwide cricket, after having introduced retirement from the Check and T20I codecs.
The batter has been backed by greats to proceed taking part in the format until the subsequent World Cup in 2027, and even he has agreed upon feeling fitter than ever coming into the sport after such an extended hole.
Virat’s much-longed-for return changed into a nightmare for him, as he was dismissed for a duck for the primary time on Aussie soil. After having performed a maiden over to Mitchell Starc, Kohli was dismissed off the primary ball of Starc’s fourth over.
A supply round-off that was leaving the right-hander was edged and lobbed to level. The ball travelled, and a pointy catch from younger Cooper Connolly at level despatched the Indian nice again to the pavilion.
Unlucky for Virat Kohli, he was discovering troublesome to off the mark and that price his wicket 😭
— Anuj Yadav 🇮🇳 (@Hello_anuj) October 19, 2025
Shubman Gill’s captaincy debut ends in a catastrophe with the bat
Indian teenager Shubman Gill has thrived when he has been handed the added duty of captaincy. Even in worldwide cricket, he has confirmed to be a promising participant within the longest format of the sport, after
