Former Indian captain Virat Kohli's international comeback had a rough start with his rarest back-to-back ducks in the ongoing Australia tour. In the third and final ODI of the series at Sydney, Kohli finally opened his account in the tour, as the crowd celebrated his first single in the series. 

Virat Kohli scored ducks in Perth and Adelaide ODIs

India have already lost the three-match away ODI series against Australia by losing the first two matches at Perth and Adelaide. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma made their international cricket comeback on this tour, their last international match having been in the Final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 last March.

In both the first two games of the series, Kohli was dismissed for ducks. He scored an eight-ball duck in the series opener at Perth, as Mitchell Starc dismissed him. In their next game at Adelaide, Xavier Bartlett trapped him for an lbw on a four-ball duck.

Chasing down the 237-run target, Indian openers Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma provided a strong start with a 69-run partnership for the first wicket. After the new ODI skipper Gill was dismissed for 24 runs, Kohli got a great welcome from the crowd, as the former Indian captain joined another former Indian skipper.  

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Watch: Virat Kohli and crowd celebrations after his first run in Sydney ODI

On the first delivery in the Sydney ODI, Kohli took a single to open his account for the first time in this tour. It was a great celebration from the crowd, while Kohli also celebrated with his smile and fist. We got a similar vibe to what the former Indian cricketers Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar previously experienced in the Australia tour. 

So many emotions! ☺️🥹❤️

He’s off the mark & the crowd has made its happiness loud and clear! 🙌

Will we witness a Chase Master special from #ViratKohli tonight? 🔥#AUSvIND 👉 3rd ODI | LIVE NOW 👉 https://t.co/0evPIuANAu pic.twitter.com/SZiBRnnvUY

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 25, 2025