It was clear even before Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma returned to international cricket after six months that every gesture and every move of theirs would be scrutinised and interpreted. One such moment occurred on Thursday at Adelaide Oval when Kohli, after being dismissed for a duck in the second ODI against Australia, raised his gloves to acknowledge the ovation from Indian fans in the stands.

It was Kohli’s second successive duck in the ODI series, with the former captain still yet to add to his tally of 14,181 runs since returning from his lengthy break in London. The duck in Adelaide stung both the fans and Kohli himself. Having fallen for an eight-ball duck in the series opener in Perth, Kohli arrived in Adelaide with high expectations surrounding his return, given his Bradman-esqu

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