Another Virat Kohli wicket. Rashid caught Kohli for 52 in the third ODI at Ahmedabad. The leg-spinner is now tied with the record for dismissing the Indian batting icon in all three formats.
After England opted to bowl first, Adil Rashid struck the crucial blow in the 19th over. It was a free flowing innings for 36-year-old Kohli, who showed good form with the bat, but it was a backspin delivery that did him in. He was looking great but finally fell down off a beauty from Rashid.
This now marks the 11th time he has dismissed Kohli across all three formats. He has achieved 4 Test dismissals and 5 ODI dismissals of the Indian tied batter with two T20 international dismissals mixed in.
Players dismissing Virat Kohli most times in international cricket.
| Player Name | Team | Matches | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 29 | 11 |
| Adil Rashid | England | 34 | 11 |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 37 | 11 |
| James Anderson | England | 37 | 10 |
| Moeen Ali | England | 41 | 10 |
| Ben Stokes | England | 46 | 9 |
| Graeme Swann | England | 16 | 8 |
| Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 34 | 8 |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | 36 | 8 |
| Pat Cummins | Australia | 41 | 8 |
Tim Southee from New Zealand, and Josh Hazlewood from Australia also share that he (Rashid) dismissed Kohli eleven times across matches 37 and 29 in all three formats.
Kohli came in running low as India made their lost preparations for the Champions Trophy. While teammate Rohit Sharma had scored well from the start of his innings, expectations surged that, after his resting period, Kohli would make it bigger.
Rohit Sharma scored a big one before him on his comeback from a minor knee niggle that kept him out of the first ODI.” He got trapped for just 5 runs on 8 balls before Rashid in the second game, a very worrying sign has been noticed as he has been struggling against spin.
He has been dismissed by spinners who took the ball away from him in all ODIs subsequent to the T20 World Cup.
The big positive is that Kohli has a fifty to his name, a big positive for the team ahead of their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. With all the focus on India’s CT 2025 campaign, the onus will be on Kohli to ensure that the batting can continue to find his best form where he scores the big runs for his side. With his experience and ability to score big, it would not be surprising if he came to his best form during the tournament as well.
