{"id":20657,"date":"2025-10-25T00:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T00:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/virat-kohli-to-retire-after-3rd-ind-aus-odi-in-sydney-ex-teammates-3-word-tweet-goes-viral-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T00:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T00:27:10","slug":"virat-kohli-to-retire-after-3rd-ind-aus-odi-in-sydney-ex-teammates-3-word-tweet-goes-viral-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/virat-kohli-to-retire-after-3rd-ind-aus-odi-in-sydney-ex-teammates-3-word-tweet-goes-viral-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli To Retire After 3rd IND-AUS ODI In Sydney? Ex-Teammate’s 3-Word Tweet Goes Viral | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The third ODI of the ongoing three-match series between India and Australia will be played at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday (October 25).<\/h2>\n
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Virat Kohli to retire from ODIs after India-Australia match in Sydney? (Picture Credit: AFP)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Virat Kohli played his first competitive match for India after 224 days on October 19 in Perth, but he failed to open his account and got out for an eight-ball duck. After his first ODI duck in Australia, fans expected a big show from Kohli in the second match at Adelaide Oval on October 23, but in that game too the former India captain failed to open his account and got out for a four-ball duck.<\/p>\n

After Kohli scored back-to-back ducks for the first time in his ODI career, which kicked off way back on August 18, fans feared that Kohli might quit ODI cricket, and Kohli\u2019s former teammate Parthiv Patel\u2019s tweet that read, \u201cSydney it is!!” after the second ODI fuelled the speculations of Kohli\u2019s retirement following the third ODI in Sydney on Saturday (October 25).<\/p>\n

But on Friday (October 24), while replying to a fan\u2019s question on X, Patel issued clarification about his tweet and said it was not related to Kohli\u2019s retirement.<\/p>\n

X user @dev_gupta07 asked if his Patel\u2019s tweet was related to Kohli\u2019s retirement from ODIs. He replied by saying, \u201cNot at all!!”<\/p>\n

Patel\u2019s clarification has settled concerns, confirming that Kohli is not stepping away from ODI cricket.<\/p>\n

Kohli, who is the third-highest run-getter in ODIs, retired from T20Is last year following the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2024 and stepped away from Test cricket on May 12.<\/p>\n

Kohli\u2019s ODI record at SCG<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kohli, who is arguably the greatest ODI batter of all time, has played a total of seven ODI matches so far at Sydney Cricket Ground and scored 146 runs. His ODI batting average in Sydney is 24.33, and he has only managed to score one half-century at his iconic venue.<\/p>\n

Virat Kohli\u2019s ODI scores at Sydney Cricket Ground<\/strong><\/p>\n

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RUNS<\/strong><\/td>\nBALLS<\/strong><\/td>\n4\/6s<\/strong><\/td>\nAGAINST<\/strong><\/td>\nDATE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21*<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n2\/0<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nFebruary 26, 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n0\/0<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nJanuary 26, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n0\/0<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nMarch 23, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n1\/0<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nJanuary 23, 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n0\/0<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nJanuary 12, 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n2\/1<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nNovember 27, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n7\/2<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nNovember 29, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Kohli, who will play his last international match for India in Australia on Saturday, will have a chance to break multiple batting records in the third ODI. If he manages to score at least 54 runs, then he will overtake Kumar Sangakkara and become the second-highest run scorer in ODIs.<\/p>\n

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Sydney, Australia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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