Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring first run following double ducks in Australia; fans go wild
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Virat Kohli scored his first runs against Josh Hazlewood since his return to international cricket, and the crowd in Sydney erupts in a loud cheer hailing the first runs off the bat of the legendary white-ball batter. This might be Kohli's final game on Australian soil.
India has reached the end of the three-match ODI tour to Australia, where the batting kingpins Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made their much-awaited return to international cricket. After the first two games, the results didn't seem very decent for either India or Virat Kohli.
Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, had a more promising return to international cricket, as he scored a stunning 73 in the Adelaide ODI and backed it with another coming into Sydney. He, anyway, boasts a terrific record at Sydney.
Virat Kohli scores first runs of Australia tour in Sydney; Crowd hails with loud cheers
As captain, Shubman Gill was dismissed off Josh Hazlewood's bowling. The SCG crowd, comprising both Indians and Australians, stood in respect as Kohli walked out to the middle, probably for the last time in his career. It was an absolute box office at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the very next ball.
Virat Kohli got forward and clipped his first ball to mid-wicket. A single run was responded to with a loud roar from the crowd as the veteran broke the jinx of repeated ducks. Even Kohli pumped his fist and completed the run, and then looked like a relieved man.
So many emotions! ☺️🥹❤️
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 25, 2025
He’s off the mark & the crowd has made its happiness loud and clear! 🙌
Will we witness a Chase Master special from #ViratKohli tonight? 🔥#AUSvIND 👉 3rd ODI | LIVE NOW 👉 https://t.co/0evPIuANAu pic.twitter.com/SZiBRnnvUY
Fist pump by Virat Kohli after getting off the mark. pic.twitter.com/sZJ9Fs2cIp
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 25, 2025
Rohit Sharma confirms World Cup spot with back-to-back half-centuries
Rohit Sharma, the hitman, is truly back for the Indian side despite his return to cricket after such a long break from international cricket. India reached a half-century partnership between two of the most legendary batters of this generation.
The two players have scored 5000+ runs in partnerships between them, the second-most by any Indian batting pair after the former pair between Indian openers Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar.
Alongside the record partnership, Rohit Sharma now has the finest ODI average in Australia, as he averages 57.7 in the island nation and is even better at Sydney. This marked Rohit's second fifty of the series and third at Sydney with a hundred on this ground. Every time India has won here at the SCG, Rohit Sharma has led from the front.
Captain Shubman Gill loses form, burdened by all-format captaincy?
While the Indian legend Rohit Sharma has found himself among runs, Virat Kohli is also en route to his first half-century in the series; however, the new Indian captain, Shubman Gill, has not had the best of outings.
Shubman Gill is the world's No. 1-ranked ODI batter, but has lacked prowess in his format ever since he was appointed the skipper of the Indian team. Shubman Gill has failed to score a single score above 30 in any of his last 3 innings in Australia, which might pose a threat to his ODI captaincy, considering that two-format captaincy seems to be a burden on him.
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