On the opening day of the first Test match between India and New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Kohli scored a nine-ball duck.
In the absence of Shubman Gill, the 35-year-old batted at number three as India chose to field in cloudy conditions.
In the opening hour, the Kiwis reduced India to 10/3.
Three Indian hitters withdraw in first hour
Rohit Sharma and Matt Henry confronted the anger of New Zealand seamers as the red cherry moved the two different ways.
The team assembled only nine runs in the initial six overs before Tim Southee pushed over Rohit.
Kohli, who came in straightaway, tumbled to William ORourke in the 10th over.
Sarfaraz Khan was the following Indian hitter to withdraw, likewise for a duck.
Three wickets for 10 runs or underneath
According to Cricbuzz, India lost three wickets for 10 runs or less (10/3) in home Tests for the third time starting around 1990. Prominently, 10 runs are likewise the most minimal at the fall of third wicket for India since September 2018.
Kohli at number three
According to Cricbuzz, Kohli last batted at number three in a Test in 2016 against the West Indies in Gros Islet.
The Indian player has only 97 runs from seven Test innings at number three with a normal of 16.16.
Kohli, who normally bats at number four, procured an advancement after Gill was managed out of the Test with a solid neck.
An interesting duck for Kohli
Despite the fact that Kohli has confronted a downturn of late, his last duck in Test cricket was against a similar rival (New Zealand) in 2021 at the Wankhede Arena (32 innings previously). His last five Grades read 0, 29*, 47, 17, and 6.