Virat Kohli Breaks Tendulkar's Record, Becomes India's Top Scorer vs New Zealand

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News18•14-01-2026, 14:40
Virat Kohli Breaks Tendulkar's Record, Becomes India's Top Scorer vs New Zealand
- •Virat Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become India's highest run-scorer in ODIs against New Zealand.
- •Kohli achieved this milestone by scoring 1754* runs in 35 ODIs, needing just one run to break Tendulkar's record of 1750 runs in 42 ODIs.
- •The record-breaking moment occurred in the second India-New Zealand ODI in Rajkot, where Kohli hit a four off Kristian Clarke.
- •He also became the highest run-getter in ODIs played between India and New Zealand overall.
- •Kohli is now eyeing Ricky Ponting's record of 1971 runs against New Zealand and could become the first batter to score 2000 ODI runs against the Kiwis.
Why It Matters: Virat Kohli made history by becoming India's leading ODI run-scorer against New Zealand, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar.
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