Virat Kohli made his return to international cricket with an eight-ball duck as he struggled to get going during India’s seven-wicket defeat to Australia in the first ODI held at the Perth Stadium. Walking out to bat after the early exit of opener Rohit Sharma, Kohli faced a probing spell from Mitchell Starc, who tested him with a short delivery and then dangled the carrot by going outside off and beating the outside edge before luring him to play another booming drive as he edged to be caught at backward point.

It was the first international match for Kohli since the final of the Champions Trophy held in March this year and the first competitive fixture since the IPL final in June. The failure will surely force a rethink, but Australia legend Matthew Hayden feels Kohli needs to keep a cl

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