{"id":"f-80ae245e0c-0c33cc3a-ce40-5888-a175-54825fe7f1df","title":"Virat Kohli Creates History, Becomes India's Highest Run Scorer In...","description":"Kohli has 1754* runs to his credit in ODIs against New Zealand, which is more than Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 1750 runs for the Men in Blue against the Black Caps.","timestamp":0,"category":"sports","headline":"Virat Kohli Creates History, Becomes India's Highest Run Scorer In...","modifiedHeadline":"IND vs NZ: Virat shatters Tendulkar's ODI record","subCategories":["scid_185ed133"],"region":"IN","bundleMetaData":{"bundleId":"6ff0e53c-03a9-4fac-a199-00040694f01a","bundleTitle":"Indian Cricket","cardData":null},"iabCategoryId":"491","fcSummary":"Virat Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become India's highest run-scorer in ODIs against New Zealand. During the second ODI, Kohli surpassed Tendulkar's 1750 runs, achieving the feat in his 35th match against the Black Caps. He now has 1754 runs.","summary":"Virat Kohli surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's record, becoming India's highest run-scorer in ODIs against New Zealand.","ctaUrl":"https://trends.glance.com/newz/news/IN/en/news18/f-80ae245e0c-0c33cc3a-ce40-5888-a175-54825fe7f1df","sourceUrl":"https://www.news18.com/cricket/virat-kohli-becomes-indias-highest-run-scorer-in-odis-against-new-zealand-ws-lno-9830034.html","bannerImage":"https://g-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/fc/image/LKWhy9rjNYn0.webp","content":"

World No. 1 ODI batter Virat Kohli entered his name in the history books on Wednesday (January 14) by becoming India’s highest run getter in ODIs against New Zealand. The 37-year-old right-handed batter from

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Delhi needed 1 run in the ongoing second India-New Zealand ODI in Rajkot to go past Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 1750 runs, and he achieved the objective by smacking Kiwi pacer Kristian Clarke for a four on the first ball of his innings.

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Tendulkar played 42 ODIs against New Zealand during his 24-year-long international career, whereas the ongoing match in Rajkot is Kohli’s 35th ODI for India against the Black Caps.

Most runs for India in ODIs against New Zealand

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PLAYER	MATCHES	INNINGS	RUNS	BEST SCORE	AVERAGE	100/50
Virat Kohli	35*	35*	1754*	154*	56.45	6/10
Sachin Tendulkar	42	41	1750	186*	46.05	5/8
Virender Sehwag	23	23	1157	130	52.59	6/3
Rohit Sharma	33*	31	1123	147	37.43	2/6
Mohammad Azharuddin	40	39	1118	108*	36.06	1/7
Sourav Ganguly	32	31	1079	153*	35.96	3/6
Rahul Dravid	31	31	1032	153	41.28	2/5
MS Dhoni	28	26	940	84*	49.47	0/7
Ajay Jadeja	28	25	828	95	43.57	0/7
Kapil Dev	29	27	684	75	32.57	0/5

One run by Kohli in the second ODI also helped him become the highest run-getter in ODIs played between India and New Zealand.

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Most runs in India-New Zealand ODIs

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PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	RUNS
Virat Kohli	India	35*	1754*
Sachin Tendulkar	India	42	1750
Ross Taylor	New Zealand	35	1385
Kane Williamson	New Zealand	31	1239
Nathan Astle	New Zealand	29	1207
Virender Sehwag	India	23	1157
Rohit Sharma	India	33*	1123
Mohammad Azharuddin	India	40	1118
Stephen Fleming	New Zealand	40	1098
Sourav Ganguly	India	32	1079

The overall record of scoring the most runs in ODIs against New Zealand is in the name of former Australian skipper and legendary batter Ricky Ponting. Ponting played 51 ODIs against the Black Caps from 1995 to 2011 and amassed a total of 1971 runs in 50 innings.

Kohli needs to score 218 more runs in the two matches to go past that tally and take the No. 1 position.

Most runs in ODIs against New Zealand

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PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	RUNS	BEST SCORE	AVERAGE	100/50
Ricky Ponting	Australia	51	1971	141*	45.83	6/12
Virat Kohli	India	35*	1754*	154*	56.45	6/10
Sachin Tendulkar	India	42	1750	186*	46.05	5/8
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	47	1568	113*	40.20	2/12
Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	47	1519	140	33.75	5/8
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	45	1449	111	40.25	3/9
Mark Waugh	Australia	39	1362	110	40.05	3/9
Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	50	1326	116	33.15	3/5
Tillakaratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	39	1308	116	42.19	3/6
David Boon	Australia	39	1305	100	39.54	1/9

If Kohli manages to score at least 250 runs in the second and third ODIs, then he will also become the first batter in the world to score 2000 ODI runs against the Kiwis.

In the ongoing second ODI against New Zealand in Rajkot, if Kohli manages to score 50 runs at least, then he will become the first Indian to score six back-to-back 50-plus scores in ODIs.

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