ENG vs IND 2021: Virat Kohli Surpasses MS Dhoni To Unwanted Record After Trent Bridge First-Ball Duck

Indian skipper Virat Kohli was dismissed by James Anderson for a first-ball duck on day 2 of the first Test in Trent Bridge. India lost three quick wickets in the second session of play including skipper Virat Kohli to do down from being 97/0 to 112/4 in the matter of an over from Anderson. This was also the first time that Anderson dismissed Kohli in England since 2014. Bad light coupled with rain forced the players to break for an early team with the balance of the game favoring England at the moment.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli went past former Indian skipper MS Dhoni to an unwanted record after getting dismissed for a first-ball duck. He became the Indian skipper with most ducks to his name in Test cricket. This was Kohli’s ninth duck as captain in Tests, one more than MS Dhoni’s 8.

Virat Kohli Gets Past MS Dhoni In Unwanted Record

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Most ducks for Indian captains in Tests:

9 : Virat Kohli*

8  MS Dhoni

7 : MAK Pataudi 

India lost the wicket of Rohit Sharma at the stroke of lunch for 36. His wicket brought to an end a 97-run stand for the first wicket between Rohit and Rahul.

James Anderson then struck in two successive deliveries of the 41st over of the Indian innings. First, he dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara with a perfect outswing delivery and then dismissed Kohli for a first-ball duck in his next delivery. Overall, this was the fifth time, Anderson dismissed Kohli in England. Ajinkya Rahane was then run-out in an error of judgment from KL Rahul who made the initial call and did not go for the single.

India still trail by 58 runs in their first innings as the weather played spoilsport in what was a phase of a riveting contest. Anderson has well and truly brought England back into the game. The veteran pacer has got to 619 Test wickets courtesy of his two big scalps on the second morning.

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