- By Namrata Vijay
- Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:10 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
IND vs AUS 2nd ODI: India's star batter Virat Kohli is on the verge of scripting history as the visitors will try to make a comeback in the second ODI against Australia in Adelaide. He is just 25 runs short of being the first visiting batter to have scored in Adelaide. After playing in 12 matches there, he has scored 975 runs at a staggering average of 65, which includes five hundreds and 4 half-centuries.
Kohli is lying at the 13th position in an elite list, which has ex-Australia skipper Ricky Ponting at the top as he has scored 2188 runs after playing in 32 matches at a staggering average of 53.36, which includes seven tons and 10 half-centuries. Kohli has scored 244 runs in the 50-over format in Adelaide after playing in 4 matches at a brilliant average of 61 and at a strike rate of 83.84, which includes two tons.
Most runs by visiting batters at Adelaide
Virat Kohli - 975 runs from 12 matches, average 65
Brian Lara - 940 runs from 11 matches, average 67.14
Vivian Richards - 905 runs from 15 matches, average 50.27
Gordon Greenidge - 674 runs from 11 matches, average 48.14
Desmond Haynes - 625 runs from 16 matches, average 29.76
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Virat Kohli fails in Perth ODI
Virat Kohli had a forgetful outing in the series opener in Perth as he was dismissed for a duck by Mitchell Starc. The visitors were reeling at 21/2 and then were skittled for 136/9 in 26 overs in the rain-induced match. The host chased the target of 131 runs in 21.1 overs and won the match by 7 wickets.
Apart from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma also failed to fire with the bat. Sitanshu Kotak, who is the batting coach of the Indian team, has come in support of the duo and revealed that they didn't show any signs of rust in them.
“I don’t think so. They played the IPL. The preparation has been very good. I think it was the weather. It would have been the same if Australia had come out to bat. It is not easy when there are four or five interruptions and every two overs you are going in and coming back out,” Kotal told reporters in the pre-match press conference.
The Shubman Gill-led side had an intense training session on Tuesday, where Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were seen batting for one hour. Sitanshu Kotal also revealed that the duo were at their best in practice, and that was a good sign for the visitors.