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Virat Kohli 75 runs away from breaking Ricky Ponting’s elite record in 1st ODI against New Zealand

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New Delhi: Virat Kohli will be eyeing Ricky Ponting’s record when he returns to action for in the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand. India will lock horns with the Kiwis in the first ODI of the five-match rubber at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday, November 04.

Kohli will have a chance to surpass Ponting and become the leading run-getter against in ODIs. The Indian batting maestro has so far scored 1897 runs in 36 ODIs against New Zealand and is only behind Ponting in the elite list. Kohli needs only 75 runs to go past Ponting, who has 1971 runs to his name in 51 matches against New Zealand in ODIs.

Batters with most runs against New Zealand in ODIs:

Ricky Ponting – 1971 runs

Virat Kohli – 1897runs*

Sachin Tendulkar – 1750 runs

Kumar Sangakkara – 1568 runs

Sanath Jayasuriya – 1519 runs

Kohli has a terrific record against the Kiwis in ODIs. He needs only 139 runs to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most runs by an Indian in ODIs against the Black Caps in New Zealand. Kohli has so far scored 514 runs in 11 ODIs against the Kiwis in their own backyard.

Tendulkar finished his ODI career with 652 runs in 18 ODIs against the Kiwis in New Zealand. He is followed by Virender Sehwag, who scored 598 runs for India against New Zealand in New Zealand. Kohli needs 139 runs in the upcoming five-match series to go past Tendulkar.

Kohli on cusp of completing 1,000 intl runs in New Zealand

Kohli has so far played 21 matches across all three formats in New Zealand and has 953 runs to his name. The Indian run machine needs only 47 runs in the upcoming series to become the 4th Indian batter after Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Azharuddin to complete 1,000 international runs in New Zealand.

Kohli has been in fine form for India so far this year, consistently producing impactful knocks for the team. He was last seen in action during the three-match ODI series against West Indies at home, where he notched up 168 runs in three matches. The senior India batter will be looking to continue his purple patch in the upcoming ODI series against the Black Caps.

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