Kohli Matches Tendulkar's Unwanted India ODI Record

Virat Kohli has moved level with Sachin Tendulkar on a record neither batter would have wanted. Kohli's dismissal for a duck took his tally of ODI ducks to 20, matching the mark Tendulkar holds for the most by any Indian batter in the 50-over format.

A duck is a dismissal without a run to show for it, and it is one of the few numbers in cricket that says little about a batter's ability. Even the best players get out for nought now and then, and across a long career the count tends to rise with the number of innings played. Kohli and Tendulkar are two of the most prolific run-scorers the format has seen, so it is no surprise that both appear at the top of this list.

For Kohli, the milestone is a footnote to a career built on consistency at the top of the order. For Tendulkar, it is a reminder that even the greatest scorers in the game have days when they never get off the mark, and that the record now has a second name attached to it.