Adelaide Oval has no longer proved a happy hunting ground for Virat Kohli, who recorded his second consecutive duck in the ongoing ODI series against Australia, having failed to open his account in Perth earlier this week.

The Indian captain was trapped LBW by a delivery that held its line, bowled by Xavier Bartlett in a fiery spell. Remarkably, this is the first time in Kohli’s illustrious ODI career that he has been dismissed for consecutive ducks, a rare occurrence that left his legion of fans in shock and prompted a flurry of reactions on social media. Many lamented the outcome, with one user commenting, “Sad way to end his last innings at Adelaide, a ground where he has dominated every time,” while another added, “Virat goes for his second duck of the series and, in the end, acknowledges the crowd. That is the last we have seen of him at one of his favourite grounds.” Other fans expressed disbelief at his dismissal, noting, “He so rarely misses a straight one and gets trapped LBW,” and some even speculated on the future of India’s senior players, with one suggesting, “Leave cricket before cricket leaves you, fellas,” and another hinting at possible retirements of Kohli and Rohit Sharma from the ODI format.

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer are slowly rebuilding India’s innings after being sent in to bat following the toss loss.(With inputs from Agencies)