Once again, just when India looked down and out at 71/4, Virat, who scored a 108-ball 124 with 10 fours and three sixes, gave India hope with an 88-run stand for the fifth wicket with Nitish Kumar Reddy and a 99-run stand for the seventh wicket with Harshit Rana.
After losing the three-match ODI series against New Zealand 2-1 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium on Sunday, Team India captain Shubman Gill accepted that a lot of areas need to be improved in the team.
Centuries from Daryl Mitchell (137*) and Glenn Phillips (106) took NZ to 337/8, despite three wickets from Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh. After being reduced to 5/2 and later 58/3, the duo put on a 219-run stand that put the Kiwis in a commanding position. In the chase, India was down a
Indian stalwart Virat Kohli slammed his 85th international century and 54th record-extending century in ODI cricket during the third and final ODI against New Zealand at the Holkarf Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Veteran Indian opener Rohit Sharma became the sixth Indian to play 100 ODI matches at home. Sharma achieved this milestone during the third and final ODI against New Zealand at the Holkar Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Former Indian skipper and star cricketer Virat Kohli, along with spinner Kuldeep Yadav, offered prayers at Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on Saturday.
Having scored his 10th T20 hundred during the Big Bash League (BBL) match against Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder captain and former Australian David Warner surpassed Indian great Virat Kohli to become third on the list of most centuries in T20s.
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra praised Indian batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's current ODI form. While he noted Kohli is perhaps in the best ODI form of his life, he expressed his desire to see Rohit score a century in the India vs New Zealand series decider at Indore on Sunda
A brilliant century by Daryl Mitchell and his 162-run partnership with Will Young sunk Team India to a seven-wicket loss against New Zealand in the second ODI at Rajkot on Wednesday, setting up an exciting decider for Sunday.
Wednesday turned out to be a great day for the fans of star batter Virat Kohli as he reclaimed his No. 1 spot in the ICC Men's Rankings after his 93-run knock in the India vs New Zealand three-match ODI series opener at Vadodara over the past weekend.
KL entered the crease when India was three down for 115 and soon witnessed Virat Kohli's stump removed for 23. However, KL carried on for almost 30 overs, scoring a brilliant 112* in 92 balls, with 12 fours and a six at a strike rate of 121.74.
During Rajkot ODI, fans were hoping that the newly crowned world number one batter would produce eighth successive fifty-plus score in List-A cricket, but he fell for a 29-ball 23 to Kristian Clarke, which had two fours.