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Virat Kohli got a warm welcome at the Sydney Airport ahead of India’s 3rd ODI match versus Australia.
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India vs Australia: Shubman Gill-led Team India will handle Mitchell Marsh’s Australia in the upcoming 3rd ODI match of the series, at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, on Saturday, October 25.
After suffering a two-wicket defeat in the 2nd ODI match in Adelaide on October 23, the Men in Blue took a trip to Sydney to handle the Aussies in the 3rd match of the 50-over series.
The Indian Cricket Team landed at the Sydney Airport on Friday, October 24, and got a warm welcome. There was something unique about Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli Receives Warm Welcome At Sydney Airport
As quickly as the star Indian batter came out of the airport crowd collected at substantial number to see him. In a viral video that is walking around on the web, it is seen that individuals surrounded Virat Kohli and clicked selfies with the 36-year-old. Some fans likewise took Kohli’s sign on jerseys.
The three-match ODI series in between India and Australia marked Virat Kohli’s go back to global cricket after a break of 7 months. Before the start of the series, Kohli played his last match for the Men in Blue in the last clash at the Champions Trophy 2025 in March 2025.
The 36-year-old respected batter stopped working to shine in his return, scoring 2 successive ducks. This is the very first time in Kohli’s remarkable profession that the 36-year-old has actually been dismissed for a duck in 2 successive ODI innings.
India Suffer Defeat In ODI Series With One Match Remaining
In the very first match of the series, India yielded a seven-wicket (DLS) defeat versus Australia in Perth, on October 19. Later on in the 2nd video game, the Men in Blue suffered a two-wicket loss versus Australia on October 23.
Group India have actually currently yielded a 2-0 loss versus Australia, with one match staying. The Men in Blue will be attempting their finest to end the 50-over series versus the Aussies on a high note.
Virat Kohli made his ODI launching for India in 2008 versus Sri Lanka. Following this, the 36-year-old played 304 ODIs and 292 innings, scoring 14181 perform at a strike rate of 93.27 and approximately 57.41. He knocked 51 centuries and 74 fifties in the ODIs for Team India.
Released By: Aniket Datta
Released On: 24 October 2025 at 20:48 IST