IND vs SA LIVE: Virat Kohli registers record 31st DUCK- While we are warmly waiting for Virat Kohli’s century after captaincy burden liftoff, he has surprised with a duck in a do-or-die match against South Africa. It was the record 31st time in international cricket that former India captain departed for a duck. Follow India vs South Africa LIVE score updates on InsideSport.IN
Kohli wanted to go over Temba Bavuma over the covers but Keshav Maharaj’s bowl stopped a little as he departed off the very fifth ball he faced. One hand came off the bat handle as Kohli drove towards the cover. He looked Bamboozled by the delivery. It was the first time that he got out for a duck to a spinner, the 14th instance in the ODIs.
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“Virat Kohli goes for a duck!” ICC wrote in a Tweet post. The wicket left India in an unwanted situation as visitors were reduced to 64/2 with back to back wickets for Proteas. Despite a good start, South Africa pegged India back in a crucial fixture.
Virat Kohli goes for a duck! 👀
Keshav Maharaj gets the second wicket for South Africa and India are 64/2.#SAvIND | https://t.co/NGcWQIWb4o pic.twitter.com/nY0LFdjtaG
— ICC (@ICC) January 21, 2022
- Virat Kohli’s century drought in all forms of cricket continues. He had last brought a century in West Indies on August 14, 2019.
- He scored a crucial fifty in the last game but failed to perform in the do-or-die game with India 0-1 behind in the 3-match series.
- The pressure of captaincy had burdened Kohli for the past few years but the string of failures seem to continue for him.
- Kohli had smashed 3 centuries during his last visit to SA in the ODI series three years ago but he has failed to replicate his heroics.
- With just a game in ODI series, questions could now be raised on his batting after captaincy. However, he ranks ahead of all players in the current setup across formats.
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Most ducks for India across formats: (position 1-7)
34 – Sachin Tendulkar
31 – Virat Kohli
31 – Virender Sehwag
29 – Sourav Ganguly
26 – Yuvraj Singh
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