IND vs AUS Adelaide ODI: Virat Kohli goes ballistic in nets after eight-ball duck in Perth – watch | Cricket News
Virat Kohli and the Adelaide Oval are made for each other. Even the star Indian batter once admitted that he feels at home in Adelaide.“Well, I absolutely love playing at this ground. I don’t know what it is, but even right from the nets at the back, as soon as I enter this stadium, it just makes me feel at home,” Kohli had said.“I have said this once — I am meant to come here and enjoy my batting. This ground and wicket have been really kind to me.”After an eight-ball duck, Kohli returns to his happiest hunting ground. And at the nets of the Adelaide Oval, he looked in Midas touch.
In a reel shared by the Adelaide Oval on their Instagram handle, Kohli can be seen hitting every ball from the middle of the bat. He certainly looked at home.Kohli will likely grace the Adelaide Oval for the last time in Thursday’s second ODI against Australia.The Indian great has plundered five centuries in all formats at the Adelaide Oval – the most at any venue in the world in his esteemed career.Click here to watch the Virat batting at the nets in Adelaide Oval.Kohli has also scored four half-centuries in Adelaide, where he averages 65.At the Adelaide Oval, he is India’s highest run-getter of all time, with 975 runs in 12 matches and 17 innings at an average of 65.00, including five centuries and four fifties, with a best score of 141. Notably, he is also the best visiting batter of all time at this venue — his home away from home.
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In eight innings this year, he has scored 275 runs in eight ODIs, averaging 39.28, with a century, two fifties, and a best score of 100*.India trail the series 0-1, making Thursday’s match in Adelaide a must-win to stay alive, as the game could possibly be the duo’s final outing Down Under.
