Virat Kohli returns to India for South Africa ODI series
25 Nov 2025

Veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli has returned to India ahead of their three-match ODI series against South Africa.

The series is set to start on November 30 in Ranchi.

Kohli was spotted at Mumbai airport as fans thronged around him for a picture.

The former Indian captain, who has retired from Test and T20I cricket, last played for India in the Australia ODI series last month.

Kohli scored fifty in his last ODI outing
Recent performance

Kohli's last ODI appearance was the Sydney encounter against Australia, which India won. However, it was a dead rubber as India had lost the first two ODIs.

Kohli, who recorded two successive ducks, shone at Sydney Cricket Ground with an unbeaten 74 off 81 balls. He added 168 runs with Rohit Sharma, helping India chase down 237.

The innings was reminiscent of his trademark chasing style.

Incredible ODI numbers of Kohli
Stats

Despite recording two ducks, Kohli has an average of 57.71 in ODI cricket.

He is among the all-time greats, having slammed 14,255 runs from 305 ODIs at a strike rate of 93.26.

In terms of ODI runs, he is only behind Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar (18,426).

Kohli remains the only player with 50-plus centuries in ODI cricket (51).