Virat Kohli’s poor form continued in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as the Indian stalwart was dismissed for another low score in the second innings. It ended his disappointing series with the bat in which he struggled badly.
It was a typical dismissal for Kohli as he outside-edged Scott Boland’s good length ball to Steve Smith at second slip. Kohli was visibly frustrated and even yelled at himself before trudging back to the pavilion.
After his dismissal, social media was flooded with messages asking for his retirement. The users were clearly furious at the former Indian captain for getting out the same way again and again.
Watch: Yashasvi Jaiswal falls to Scott Boland’s unplayable delivery in Sydney
Twitter users blast Virat Kohli and call for his retirement
Unreal consistency, Kohli saab! 🫠 pic.twitter.com/QJkD9UiiIK
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 4, 2025
Virat Kohli’s BGT wrapped pic.twitter.com/iltsCFnfXg
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) January 4, 2025
Virat Kohli is angry and furious. He looks so disappointed. pic.twitter.com/Vvx5kg50vH
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) January 4, 2025
Kohli I’m sorry but you’re done. Not even an amateur will get out for the same delivery in every single innings of a series. pic.twitter.com/C2BXF3Msh3
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) January 4, 2025
Gambhir needs to kick Kohli, Rohit out and then get sacked himself few months later
Only way to save Indian Cricket— Nitin (@Nitin__10) January 4, 2025
Kohli ko bhi drop karna tha Rohit ke sath.
— The Sarcastic Jerk (@The_Sarcastic_J) January 4, 2025
Rohit Sharma should sit on a protest and ask for Kohli to be dropped too. #AUSvIND
— Bharat Jain (@EdgedAndGone) January 4, 2025
BGT done for Rohit and Kohli. Now please retire for this country’s sake🙏#INDvsAUSTest #INDvAUS
— BABA YAGA💎 (Retired BCCI Fan) (@169_Melbourne) January 4, 2025
If you remove that Perth innings then Kohli has same records as Rohit in this BGT 🤷♂️ Bhai kar kya raha hai tu? 🤬
— Varchill 🛀🛀 (@varshilgk) January 4, 2025
F**k retirement. Rohit and Kohli should be dropped. This is just ridiculous!
— Anshu Mor (@anshuMor) December 30, 2024
Virat Kohli’s last Test innings in Australia. It hurts to see him like this but he will always remain a legend 🇮🇳💔 #AUSvIND #tapmad #DontStopStreaming #CatchEveryMatch
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) January 4, 2025
Another day same dismissal! #Kohli pic.twitter.com/Cg9jUgPbXc
— Troll Cinema ( TC ) (@Troll_Cinema) January 4, 2025
8th in a Row for King Kohli
A disappointing series comes to an end for Kohli. Is this the last time we have seen him walk off in a Test match in Australia? pic.twitter.com/cN9TltgxQ3— Rahul Mahto (Adivasi-Kudmi) 🏹🏹 (@priya7462) January 4, 2025
I don’t think #Kohli should play #Ranji trophy to sort out batting woes. He should be starting from club cricket to sort out this fundamental issues. He ought to struggle badly even in domestic circuit #INDvsAUSTest #BGT2025
— Saurabh Prabhu (@prabhusaurabh91) January 4, 2025
Virat Kohli’s poor BGT 2024-25
It was another disappointment for Virat Kohli and his fans and it brought an end to a highly disappointing series for him down under. Over the years, he has been a talismanic player for India but his returns in the last few games have made him a liability on the side.
In the current series, Kohli scored 190 runs in five Tests at an average of 23.75. He scored a hundred in the first Test at Perth but failed to get a big innings since.
The pressure will be high on the veteran batter now and there are calls on his retirement as well. Virat Kohli’s low returns has proved to be detrimental as India has been suffering constant middle order collapses.