Can Kohli Break His Sydney Curse with a Big Knock This Time?

Virat Kohli will be playing his one final ODI in Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. As Kohli comes with two consecutive ducks in the current series, he will be eager to end it well. But the SCG has not been favourable to the King in his career.

Virat Kohli has failed to perform well on his comeback to international cricket. His final ODI series in Australia has been one that he would like to forget. For the first time in his career, Kohli was dismissed for

Now for the final ODI, he will be heading to the Sydney Cricket Ground. This ground does not hold favourable memories for both Indian fans and Virat Kohli. Will Virat Kohli end the series with yet another low score, or will he finally be able to break the Sydney curse in the next game, which will be played tomorrow?

1. Kohli's Average in Sydney

While fans might be in a hope that Virat Kohli performs well in the next game, they will be shocked to know a stat. Virat holds the lowest average in the ODI format at Sydney. His average at this ground goes low to 24.33, which is the least among all the venues he has played.

that Virat Kohli also played his last Test match at Sydney. After being dismissed cheaply in both innings, he eventually went on to announce his Test retirement before the Test squad announcement for the England tour. Fans will hope that the next game against Australia won't be his last in the ODI format.

The last time he played an ODI format at Sydney, Kohli was able to register a big score for the team. It was during the India tour of Australia 2020, in the second ODI match. Australia batted first in this game and scored 389 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets. The target was big to chase for the Indian team, but Virat Kohli didn't go without a fight.

He finished as the team's top run scorer in the game, scoring 89 runs off 87 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes. Despite his brilliance, the Indian team was only able to score 338 runs in 50 overs, losing the game by 51 runs. Virat Kohli will be keen to register yet another big score at Sydney Cricket Ground to end the series on a positive note.

2. Kohli on 25th October

Virat Kohli’s record at Sydney is not the only thing that haunts the Indian fans. It is also known that Virat will be playing the next ODI match on 25 October. The date has been some sort of a curse for Virat Kohli, as he failed to in the matches he played on this particular date.

It all started when Virat Kohli played his first match on 25 October 2009 against Australia. Kohli was able to score just 30 runs in this game, as India failed to chase down the total set by Australia of 293 runs. This was a good score, knowing that Kohli was in his initial phase at that time.

Virat Kohli played yet another game on 25 October 2011 against England. In this game, he was dismissed for a duck at the Eden Gardens. The fifth ODI between India and South Africa in 2015 was also played on 25 October. Even in this game, Virat Kohli got out for just 7 runs.

In 2017, India and New Zealand faced each other in an ODI series. The second ODI match of the series was played on 25 October, and once again, Kohli got out for a low score, scoring just 29 runs in this game.