Sydney Test: No respite to Virat Kohli’s season of gloom

Virat Kohli's struggles continue, with poor scores and uncertainty at the crease, raising questions about his future in the team amid ongoing drought.

Sydney: Virat Kohli could have been gone first ball. He nicked Scott Boland to the slips, where Steve Smith got a hand to the low ball at second slip and flicked it up to Marnus Labuschagne to complete what looked like a rather incredible catch.

Virat Kohli walks back after his dismissal on Day 1 of Sydney Test on Friday. (AFP)

They were well in the middle of wild celebrations when umpire Sharfuddoula Saikat consulted fellow on-field official Michael Gough, and they decided to send it to the third umpire.

The footage reviewed by Joel Wilson