In Hunt Of Sachin Tendulkar's 100-Ton Records, Virat Kohli's Equals His Big Unwanted Feat

Friday, November 13, was a forgettable day for Team India as it suffered a crushing 244-run defeat to New Zealand in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. Batting first, the hosts piled up a massive 333, powered by Will Young's brilliant 125. In response, India endured the worst possible start, losing three wickets in the very first over without a run on the board. The visitors were eventually bowled out for just 89, registering their heaviest ODI defeat in 26 years.

During the chase, India lost Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer for ducks in the opening over as pacer Matt Henry ran riot. Kohli's four-ball duck saw him equal an unwanted record held by India great Sachin Tendulkar. Interestingly, while Kohli has spent much of his career chasing Tendulkar's celebrated records, this time he joined him on an undesirable list.

Both Tendulkar and Kohli have now recorded 20 ducks in ODIs, the most by any Indian batter. However, Kohli tops the list, having reached the mark in just 321 matches, while Tendulkar took 463 games.

Former India pacer Javagal Srinath occupies third place with 19 ducks in ODIs. Anil Kumble and Rohit Sharma are next on the list with 18 ducks each.

Reflecting on the defeat, Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer credited Henry's exceptional bowling and acknowledged the difference in batting conditions between the two innings.

"We saw it; there was a huge difference in the first innings and the second innings in terms of wickets, but also credit where it's due, the way Henry bowled in the right areas right from ball one. I think that was sensational," Iyer said after the match.

"I think we tried almost everything in the first innings, the way they were playing on the rise. And we thought that the wicket was better to bat on, considering they got 330 after that. Obviously, a couple of dropped catches, but that definitely happens in a game. But yeah, when we got into the dressing room, we thought that we would be cruising through the chase as well. But the way the ball was seaming in and out, you couldn't basically decide from inside that this is how I'm going to play. Or even if you saw the wickets, no one threw the wicket away. It was good deliveries," he added.

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