{"id":225641,"date":"2025-10-26T01:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/225641\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T01:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:25:09","slug":"two-ducks-out-of-the-pond-ravi-shastri-roasts-virat-kohli-after-back-to-back-noughts-in-australia-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/225641\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Two ducks out of the pond&#8217;: Ravi Shastri roasts Virat Kohli after back-to-back noughts in Australia | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1280720-photos-2025-10-25t163613694.jpg\" alt=\"'Two ducks out of the pond': Ravi Shastri roasts Virat Kohli after back-to-back noughts in Australia\" title=\"Ravi Shastri poked fun at Virat Kohli after the latter finally scored a fifty after consecutive ducks in the fist two ODIs (Screengrabs) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Ravi Shastri poked fun at Virat Kohli after the latter finally scored a fifty after consecutive ducks in the fist two ODIs (Screengrabs)  Former India coach Ravi Shastri could not resist a playful dig at <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> and Virat Kohli after the two veterans guided India to a nine-wicket victory over Australia in the third ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Shastri started the jokes with a comment on the duo\u2019s enduring class, saying, \u201cYou two old dogs still have a sting in the tail,\u201d as Rohit responded with a smile.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Can&#8217;t be too harsh on Virat Kohli; Rohit Sharma was playing for his life&#8217; | Beyond The Boundary<\/p>\n<p> The former Team India coach then went at Kohli with a light-hearted remark, saying, \u201cHere are the two ducks out of the pond.\u201d Kohli responded with a laugh, as he said, \u201cGood to be out of the pond, honestly. Well, you know, I kind of lost&#8230; You\u2019ve scored so many runs in international cricket, but then the game shows you everything \u2014 even at this stage, almost 37 (years old) in not many days, and still can feel like you don\u2019t know how to get a run.\u201d Rohit and Kohli\u2019s unbeaten 168-run partnership for the second wicket proved decisive as India chased down a modest 237-run target in 38.3 overs. Rohit scored 121 not out off 125 balls, while Kohli contributed 74 not out off 81 deliveries, combining to dismantle Australia\u2019s bowling attack. Rohit also shared a 69-run stand with Shubman Gill (24) for the opening wicket. Earlier, Australia were restricted to 236 in 46.4 overs, with Harshit Rana producing a standout spell of 4\/39. Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, and Mohammed Siraj also claimed crucial wickets, while Australian batters Matt Renshaw (56) and Mitchell Marsh (41) offered resistance. The Indian bowlers maintained pressure after vice-captain Shreyas Iyer helped dismiss Alex Carey with a spectacular catch, though he landed awkwardly and required on-field treatment. <\/p>\n<p>Poll<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think had the most significant impact on India&#8217;s victory over Australia?<\/p>\n<p>Despite some early resistance from Australia, India\u2019s bowlers ensured the hosts were kept under control, allowing Rohit and Kohli to take the game away with their classy batting. The win offered India a morale boost to end the series on a high note, even as Australia claimed the series 2-1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ravi Shastri poked fun at Virat Kohli after the latter finally scored a fifty after consecutive ducks in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":225642,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,94604,96126,96127,96123,96128,96121,96124,18856,101,56,54,55,96125,96122],"class_list":{"0":"post-225641","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-ind-aus","10":"tag-kohli-australia-duck","11":"tag-kohli-australia-ducks","12":"tag-kohli-duck","13":"tag-kohli-ind-aus","14":"tag-kohli-rohit","15":"tag-kohli-two-ducks","16":"tag-rohit-sharma","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-unitedkingdom","21":"tag-virat-kohli-ducks","22":"tag-virat-kohli-rohit-sharma"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}