Virat Kohli 1 Run Away From Breaking Sachin Tendulkar's Record And Becoming India's Highest Run Scorer In...

Virat Kohli will bat at his usual No. 3 position for Team India in the second ODI against New Zealand, which is scheduled to take place at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday (January 14). During

the match against the Black Caps, the 37-year-old right-handed batter from Delhi will have a chance to become India’s highest run-getter in ODIs against New Zealand.

Kohli needs one run in the second ODI to go past Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 1750 runs and take the No. 1 position in the list of Indian batters with the most runs in the 50-over format of the game against the 2019 ODI World Cup losing finalists.

Tendulkar played 42 ODIs for India against New Zealand during his 24-year-long international career from 1989 to 2013 and scored 1750 runs, whereas Kohli also has 1750 runs to his name in 34 ODIs played so far.

Most runs for India in ODIs against New Zealand

PLAYER	MATCHES	INNINGS	RUNS	BEST SCORE	AVERAGE	100/50
Virat Kohli	34	34	1750	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
Mohammad Azharuddin	40	39	1118	108*	36.06	1/7
Rohit Sharma	32	30	1099	147	37.89	2/6
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 will also help Kohli become the highest run-getter in ODIs played between India and New Zealand.

Most runs in India-New Zealand ODIs

PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	RUNS
Virat Kohli	India	34	1750
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
Mohammad Azharuddin	India	40	1118
Rohit Sharma	India	32*	1099*
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 222 runs in the remaining two matches to go past that tally and take the No. 1 position.

Most runs in ODIs against New Zealand

PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	RUNS	BEST SCORE	AVERAGE	100/50
Ricky Ponting	Australia	51	1971	141*	45.83	6/12
Virat Kohli	India	34	1750	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 next two ODIs, then he will also become the first batter in the world to score 2000 ODI runs against the Kiwis.