Renowned Indian batter Virat Kohli recorded another duck in the second One-Day International against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, bringing his total to 18 in ODI matches.
Kohli was dismissed without scoring off a delivery from Xavier Bartlett, marking his second consecutive duck in the ongoing series.
With this dismissal, Kohli has equalled former Indian players Anil Kumble and Yuvraj Singh, who also have 18 ducks each in ODIs.
He now stood just behind Sachin Tendulkar, who has 20, and Javagal Srinath with 19.
In comparison, among Pakistan’s active players, Shaheen Afridi and Fakhar Zaman have six ducks each, while Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam have five apiece.
Earlier, in the first ODI at Perth, Kohli had registered an eight-ball duck, marking back-to-back failures in the series.
Batting first in the second ODI, India posted 264-9 in 50 overs, with skipper Rohit Sharma leading the way with a well-composed 73 off 97 balls, including seven fours and two sixes.
Shreyas Iyer added 61 off 77 deliveries, while Axar Patel contributed a brisk 44 off 41.
In the lower order, Harshit Rana remained unbeaten on 24 off 18 balls, while Arshdeep Singh chipped in with 13 off 14.
For Australia, Adam Zampa was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/60 in his 10 overs.
Xavier Bartlett impressed with three wickets, while Mitchell Starc claimed two scalps to restrict India to a competitive total.
