Stats: Virat Kohli's duck in numbers

The much-awaited ODI series between India and Australia started in a sensational way with the Aussies pushing the home side into early troubles as they reduced India to 11/3. A brilliant spell of bowling from Nathan Coulter-Nile caused the return of Ajinkya Rahane for five runs and Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey for ducks. The Indian skipper, who had a brilliant year in the ODI format so far, recorded a rare duck in the first ODI at the Chepauk.

Here we look at stats and records created by Virat Kohli with his duck.

1 – MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is the only Indian venue where an Indian captain has scored a duck in ODIs more than once. Gautam Gambhir had bagged a duck in 2010 against New Zealand at this venue. Ahmedabad and Vishakhapatnam also recorded two ODI ducks by Indian captains but at different venues.

2 – Chepauk is only the 2nd venue in International cricket where Virat Kohli got out for a duck more than once. Kohli picked up a duck against Pakistan in 2012 at Chennai in an ODI. He got out for a nought twice at the Bangalore’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in ODIs.

2 – Number of ducks for Virat Kohli in ODIs this year; he was leading the team on both occasions. He bagged a duck against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy game. Rahul Dravid in 2006 was the last Indian captain with more than one ducks in ODIs in a calendar year.

Virat Kohli’s ducks in International cricket:

2 – This is the 2nd time Nathan Coulter-Nile has dismissed Virat for a duck in professional cricket. Coming into this game, the Indian skipper had 26 ducks but never got out for a nought more than once to any bowler. Coulter-Nile dismissed Kohli in the IPL earlier this year at the Eden Gardens.

2011 – The last instance of an Indian captain bagging a duck in a home ODI game was Virender Sehwag against West Indies at Ahmedabad in 2011. Sehwag got out on the very first ball he faced in the innings.

(Stats as on September 17, 2017)