IND vs AFG: Virat Kohli bags maiden golden duck in T20Is, surpasses Sachin Tendulkar in unwanted record

Indian maestro Virat Kohli registered his first-ever duck in T20Is as had an off-day with the bat during the India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I. Kohli, who made a return to the 20-over International format after 14 months in the ongoing series, was dismissed for nought by Fareed Ahmad. He has now surpassed his idol Sachin Tendulkar in an unwanted list.

Kohli was dismissed for a first-ball duck by Fareed Ahmad. The Indian star looked to pull a back-of-a-length ball but ended up slicing it towards mid-off, where Afghanistan skipper Ibrahim Zadran took an easy grab. This was Kohli’s first golden duck in T20Is and fifth duck in the shortest International format. 

Notably, Kohli has surpassed his idol Sachin Tendulkar in list of most ducks in International cricket. This was his 35th duck in all three formats, which now sees him go past Tendulkar’s 34 ducks. 

Most ducks for India in International cricket:

Zaheer Khan: 43

Ishant Sharma: 40

Harbhajan Singh: 37

Virat Kohli: 35

Anil Kumble: 35

Sachin Tendulkar: 34

India’s Playing XI:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan

Afghanistan’s Playing XI:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Fareed Ahmad Malik