Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar (Image credit: Agencies)
He has scored 514 runs in 11 matches on New Zealand soil and needs another 139 runs to move to the top of the list. Sachin Tendulkar is at the top of the list with 652 runs in 18 ODIs played in New Zealand. He scored one century (100 or more runs in an innings) and four half-centuries (50 to 99 runs). Virender Sehwag is second with 598 runs in 12 matches. He scored three centuries and two half-centuries, with his highest score being 125 not out. Position Player Matches Runs Average Highest score Strike rate 100s 50s 1 Sachin Tendulkar 18 652 38.35 163* 98.19 1 4 2 Virender Sehwag 12 598 54.36 125* 103.10 3 2 3 Virat Kohli 11 514 46.72 123 91.45 1 4 4 MS Dhoni 13 505 72.14 84* 96.92 0 5 5 Rahul Dravid 12 425 38.63 123* 63.33 1 2
His highest score was 163 not out, which means he was not dismissed in that innings. The former India captain is closing in on a record held by legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar . Kohli is currently the third-highest run-scorer among Indian batters in ODIs played in New Zealand.
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli will have another major milestone in sight when India take on New Zealand in the first ODI at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday.
5 and No.6.
So bit flexible,” Gill said at the pre-match press conference ahead of the first ODI. “We will have a floating approach for No. Our top four is set, all right-handers. So if lefty is needed, Axar bhai goes and depending on match situation even KL bhai can go.
5 and No. 6 positions, with KL Rahul and Axar Patel available depending on the situation. Meanwhile, India captain Shubman Gill has confirmed the team’s top four batters for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand.
Gill said the top order would feature four right-handed batters – himself, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer. The team will follow a flexible approach for the No.