Will Virat Kohli be able to deliver another masterclass knock on October 23?
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Ahead of the second ODI match against Australia, Team India`s stalwart Virat Kohli could be making his last appearance at the Adelaide Oval, where he has played some of his best cricket.
At the Adelaide Oval, Kohli is India`s highest run-scorer of all time. Having played 12 matches at the venue, the right-hander has scored 975 runs, with an average of 65. He also has five centuries and four half-centuries, with a top score of 141 runs.
The Delhi-born cricketer is also the best visiting batsman of all time at the venue, and Adelaide is his home away from home.
After enduring a disappointing outing in the first ODI match against the Aussies, Kohli will be looking to put on a big score in the second match.
In what was his international comeback, the right-hander returned to the pavilion on an eight-ball duck. The second ODI match between Team India and Australia is scheduled to be played on October 23 at the Adelaide Oval.
The date of October 23rd, the day of the match, also holds a massive significance in his career, and the soon-to-be 37-year-old could script another core memory for the Indian cricket audience.
On the same date in the year 2022, Kohli pulled off a masterclass run chase against the arch-rivals, Pakistan, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Having put to chase a target of 160 runs, the right-hander played an unbeaten knock of 82 runs, which indeed goes down as one of the finest innings played by any batsman in the history of the shortest format of the game.
The fans across the globe would be expecting to witness a Virat Kohli masterclass. The series will act as a crucial contest for him to keep his place secured in India`s One-Day Internationals set-up.
There are speculations over Kohli`s uncertain place in Team India ahead of the ODI World Cup 2027. Till then, Kohli will turn 37 and along with the age, the right-hander will be facing several challenges in terms of form and fitness.
However, the “Men in Blue” under the leadership of newly appointed captain Shubman Gill have been trailing by 0-1 against the Aussies. Gill was named as India`s new ODI captain by replacing Rohit Sharma in the role.
On the other hand, Rohit, too, had a poor outing as he managed to score just eight runs off 14 deliveries in the first game. His knock also included a boundary.
(With ANI Inputs)
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