India, Oct. 23 -- For the first time in his illustrious ODI career, in which he holds the all-time record for most centuries, Virat Kohli was dismissed for a duck in consecutive matches. After falling to Mitchell Starc for an eight-ball duck in the rain-curtailed opener in Perth last week, his first dismissal for naught on Australian soil, he was dismissed by Xavier Bartlett on Thursday for a four-ball duck in the second game of the three-match ODI series against Australia. Beyond the dismissal, which fueled World Cup chatter, Kohli's wave goodbye to the Adelaide crowd sent the internet into overdrive. Was it just a farewell to the spectators or a hint at his international exit?

While social media buzzed over Kohli's gesture, legendary R...