IND vs NZ 1st ODI: Virat Kohli scripts history in international cricket

Updated On: 11 January, 2026 09:15 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Team India`s Virat Kohli scripted history. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X)

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In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Team India`s Virat Kohli scripted history. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X)

<p>In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Team India stalwart Virat Kohli played a knock of 93 runs off 91 deliveries. His knock was laced with eight boundaries and a maximum <em><strong>(Pic: X/@BCCI)</strong></em></p>

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In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Team India stalwart Virat Kohli played a knock of 93 runs off 91 deliveries. His knock was laced with eight boundaries and a maximum (Pic: X/@BCCI)

<p>With this, he became the fastest player to achieve the mark of 28,000 runs across all three formats in international cricket <em><strong>(Pic: X/@BCCI)</strong></em></p>

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With this, he became the fastest player to achieve the mark of 28,000 runs across all three formats in international cricket (Pic: X/@BCCI)

<p>Playing in his 624th innings, Kohli reached the milestone by hitting a four off New Zealand leg-spinner Adithya Ashok <em><strong>(Pic: X/@BCCI)</strong></em></p>

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Playing in his 624th innings, Kohli reached the milestone by hitting a four off New Zealand leg-spinner Adithya Ashok (Pic: X/@BCCI)

<p>Before him, Sachin Tendulkar had reached the landmark during his 644th innings, while Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, only the third player in the 28000-run club, crossed the feat in his 666th innings <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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Before him, Sachin Tendulkar had reached the landmark during his 644th innings, while Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, only the third player in the 28000-run club, crossed the feat in his 666th innings (Pic: X/@ICC)

<p>Currently, the 37-year-old cricketer has 28,068 runs in 625 innings for Team India <em><strong>(Pic: X/@BCCI)</strong></em></p>

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Currently, the 37-year-old cricketer has 28,068 runs in 625 innings for Team India (Pic: X/@BCCI)

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