New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Amid much conjecture surrounding Virat Kohli's future in the next two years, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting urged the Indian talisman to make "really short-term" goals in the ongoing Australian tour. Having already retired from T20Is and Tests, Kohli played his first match in India colours in more than seven months in the first ODI against Australia.

However, his India return ended in disappointment when Cooper Connolly took a brilliant diving catch to send back the former Indian captain for a eight-ball duck. Interestingly, it was the same approach of chasing a delivery wide of the off stump that brought Kohli's downfall.

Delving deep into Kohli's ODI future, Ponting opined the right-hander should make sm...