During a chase of 301 runs, Virat once again showcased immense intent and was chanceless in his approach at the same time, scoring his knock of 93 in 91 balls with eight fours and a six with a strike rate of above 102. While the Vadodara crowd could not get to see the number 85th ton, the
"At the moment, Kohli's making batting look easy, it's tough to start on these pitches. Tough to replicate what he does. Hope he keeps piling on runs," he added.
New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell reflected on his side's defeat against India in the first ODI, saying, we can be proud of our efforts for taking the number 1 team in the world to the last over.
India pulled off a thrilling chase, reaching 301 in the second last over of the innings, with KL Rahul and Washington Sundar putting up a decent partnership to seal the win by four wickets.
Virat Kohli continued to etch his name deeper into the history books as he surpassed Kumar Sangakkara's tally of 28,016 runs to become the second-highest run-getter across all formats in international cricket.
Former South Africa cricketer Mark Boucher said he has no doubt that Virat Kohli will play the 2027 ODI World Cup, which will be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibi
South Africa legend Allan Donald has heaped praise on Indian batting great Virat Kohli, saying that he is the only batter who could get close to Sachin Tendulkar's 100-century tally in international cricket.
As India's captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer gear up for the first ODI against New Zealand in Vadodara on Sunday, both batters will have an opportunity to achieve significant personal milestones in the ODI format.
Ahead of the first ODI against New Zealand on Sunday, Indian batting legend Virat Kohli is just 25 runs away from becoming the third player to score 28,000 international runs after the great Sachin Tendulkar and former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the 1st India vs New Zealand ODI of the three-match ODI series, Gill lauded Rohit as one of the greatest openers in ODIs and Kohli as one of the greatest batters in ODI cricket ever.
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