Australia’s Xavier Bartlett had a memorable outing on Thursday, facing India in the second ODI at Adelaide Oval. It wasn’t short of a dream-come-true moment for the right-arm quick when he trapped Virat Kohli in front, dismissing the Indian stalwart for the first time in international cricket. But he hardly knew that his achievement would turn into a nightmare. The die-hard fans of Kohli targeted the Aussie pacer after he dismissed the former Indian captain for a duck, his second consecutive on his professional return.

The dismissal triggered outrage on social media, with Kohli-fans flooding Bartlett’s Instagram account with abuse.

VIRAT KOHLI GONE FOR HIS SECOND DUCK OF THE SERIES! #AUSvIND | #PlayoftheDay | @BKTtires pic.twitter.com/jqIdvMeX9T — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)

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