Virat Kohli’s rare back-to-back ducks have become the talking point in the cricketing world. The Indian star failed to get off the mark for the second consecutive ODI, this time at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday (October 23), during the second match against Australia.
Kohli’s Struggle at Adelaide
Coming in at his familiar No. 3 spot, Kohli faced four balls but failed to score a single run. He was trapped LBW by Xavier Bartlett on the fifth ball of the seventh over.
This was a big shock for Indian fans — it was the first time in his 17-year ODI career that Kohli had recorded two consecutive ducks.
In the first ODI in Perth (October 19), Kohli was dismissed for an eight-ball duck by Mitchell Starc, making this a tough week for the batting legend.
Iceland Cricket’s Cheeky Dig at Saim Ayub
Right after Kohli’s dismissal, Iceland Cricket took to X (formerly Twitter) with a cheeky troll aimed at Saim Ayub, writing:
“Looks like Virat Kohli has been watching the Saim Ayub coaching videos.”
The reference came from Saim Ayub’s own poor run in the Asia Cup 2025, where he scored four ducks in seven matches for the Salman Ali Agha-led side.
Virat Kohli’s Ducks in ODIs
| Opponent | Balls | Dismissal | Venue | Date |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | Run out | Bulawayo | May 28, 2010 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | Caught | Dambulla | Aug 16, 2010 |
| New Zealand | 2 | Caught | Bengaluru | Dec 7, 2010 |
| West Indies | 1 | LBW | North Sound | Jun 11, 2011 |
| England | 5 | Bowled | Kolkata | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Pakistan | 5 | Bowled | Chennai | Dec 30, 2012 |
| England | 1 | Caught | Dharamsala | Jan 27, 2013 |
| Australia | 3 | Run out | Bengaluru | Nov 2, 2013 |
| South Africa | 5 | Caught | Durban | Dec 8, 2013 |
| England | 3 | Caught | Cardiff | Aug 27, 2014 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | Caught | The Oval | Jun 8, 2017 |
| Australia | 4 | Caught | Chennai | Sep 17, 2017 |
| West Indies | 1 | Caught | Vizag | Dec 18, 2019 |
| South Africa | 5 | Caught | Paarl | Jan 21, 2022 |
| West Indies | 2 | Caught | Ahmedabad | Feb 11, 2022 |
| England | 9 | Caught | Lucknow | Oct 29, 2023 |
| Australia | 8 | Caught | Perth | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Australia | 4 | LBW | Adelaide | Oct 23, 2025 |
This was Kohli’s 18th ODI duck, making him the third Indian to reach this number. Only Sachin Tendulkar and Javagal Srinath have more ducks in ODIs for India.
All-Time ODI Duck Leaders
The record for the most ducks in ODI history belongs to Sanath Jayasuriya with 34 ducks in 445 matches. He’s followed by Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, who had 30 ducks in 398 ODIs.
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