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Legendary India batter Virat Kohli faced a tough outing as he fell for a five-ball duck after Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first in a crucial Super Eight clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium. Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood outfoxed Kohli with a bouncer, dismissing him for a duck in his first over.
Virat Kohli falls for a duck
Hazlewood delivered a short, quick ball with extra bounce that caught Kohli off guard. Attempting a pull shot, Kohli only managed a top edge that soared towards wide mid-on. Tim David, showcasing excellent athleticism, sprinted back from inside the circle for 25 meters to secure a well-judged catch. This dismissal sent Kohli back to the pavilion without scoring from five balls faced.
A rare unwanted record
With this dismissal, Kohli became the second Indian to score two ducks in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. He had previously been dismissed for a golden duck against the United States of America (USA) earlier in the tournament. The only other Indian batter to register two ducks in a single T20 World Cup edition is Ashish Nehra, who achieved this unwanted record in 2010. Kohli has struggled throughout this World Cup, with scores of 1, 4, 0, 24, 37, and 0.
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Here’s how Fans reacted:
Virat Kohli took prime membership of TukTuk after the end of IPL 💀 pic.twitter.com/JioAZ7zFER
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) June 24, 2024
Made Rohit Sharma's career by promoting him as opener
Made Virat Kohli's career by not promoting him as opener
GOAT 🐐 pic.twitter.com/hdLk4EkDBE
— 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐌𝐒𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧™ (@Itzshreyas07) June 24, 2024
Kohli of all people having such a nightmarish run, that too in a t20wc where he's been saving our asses since eternity, it's k4lling me pic.twitter.com/qd3WKJ2YIR
— cricket is over (@anubhav__tweets) June 24, 2024
This is just unbelievable, first time he is having such a disastrous ICC tournament and i honestly can't understand what is wrong. Just come back @imVkohli please. pic.twitter.com/xvF5ydTzFT
— Yashvi (@BreatheKohli) June 24, 2024
Rohit sharma is what Virat Kohli always wants to become.
— 🐰 💛 (@firki07) June 24, 2024
Virat Kohli out on a duck. Rohit Sharma scoring 50 off 19 balls. Good day for Sunil Gavaskar so far.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) June 24, 2024
Virat Kohli again scored duck.
My question to management why this burden is still playing and not Jaiswal ? pic.twitter.com/lHUUbJDAay
— Nisha (@NishaRo45_) June 24, 2024
Virat Kohli has been the worst batter of T20 World Cup 2024 so far
Team management needs to take tough decision and include Yashasvi Jaiswal in the opening spot and keep the playing xi same pic.twitter.com/7UWxnkWs1m
— RK (@MahiGOAT07) June 24, 2024
Nah this guy is seriously finished in T20s, other than tuk tuk he can't play t20s.
High time BCCI drop Virat kohli from the team ! #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/pUw4nfAj5h
— ᴘʀᴀᴛʜᴍᴇsʜ⁴⁵ (@45Fan_Prathmesh) June 24, 2024
🚨 Virat Kohli and important matches.
5 balls duck for King Kohli. #AUSvsIND pic.twitter.com/Ca7FvAZO71
— Nawaz 🇵🇰 (@Rnawaz31888) June 24, 2024
PICTURE OF THE DAY 💯
– Virat Kohli needs to open a duck farm the way he is getting ducks now a days.#INDvAUS #INDvsAUS #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/om4UzS2WGX
— Ehtisham Siddique (@iMShami_) June 24, 2024
Rohit Sharma’s counter-attack
Following Kohli’s early dismissal, Team India captain Rohit Sharma took charge. On a mission to counter-attack, Rohit smashed Mitchell Starc for 28 runs in a single over. Immediately following Hazlewood’s over, Rohit hit a six off Pat Cummins on the very first ball of the fourth over. Just as India seemed to be gaining momentum, rain intervened and halted play.
