With a new day at a new ground, fans were expecting his King to rise, but the result remains the same. The 36-year-old Indian legendary batter fell for another duck in the second ODI match against Australia in Adelaide. This was the second consecutive duck for the former Indian captain, his first-ever consecutive ducks in this format.
Virat just faced four deliveries before getting trapped by the Australian pacer Xavier Bartlett on an LBW. It was a sharp inswing delivery that went through Virat Kohli’s defence and stuck straight on his batting pad. It was a shocking moment for the entire Adelaide crowd, as this was Kohli’s favourite ground where he has delivered so many strong performances in the past, but it was not a happy moment for him either.
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Amid this,Jofra Archer’s 11-year-old tweet regarding ‘consecutive ducks’ has been going viral on social media. Archer, who is profoundly known for doing ‘futuristic tweets’, has been in the limelight yet again. The old tweets of Jofra Archer are often connected to recent events, and the same happened when Kohli was out for the second consecutive duck against Australia in the second ODI match.
Jofra Archer’s tweet:
In an emotional moment, Virat Kohli waved to the stands. Fans respectfully delivered a standing ovation for this legendary batter, knowing that this could be his last innings at this venue, as the former captain is in the last stages of his ODI career, and another Australia tour might not be on his career card.
Despite a failure in the second match, Virat Kohli’s legacy has been intact on this ground, scoring 976 runs across all three formats across 18 innings, the most runs scored by any visiting batter at this venue.
India lost the second ODI match by 2 wickets, suffering their first ODI defeat at Adelaide Oval in 17 years. While batting first, India scored 264 for 9, thanks to the resilient half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer. With Matt Short’s 74 and Cooper Connolly’s unbeaten 61, Australia sealed the second match by 2 wickets.
India and Australia will clash in the final match of the series at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, October 25.
