Virat Kohli Breaks Sachin's Record Against New Zealand, Eyes Ponting's Milestone

• Virat Kohli became India's highest run-scorer in ODI cricket against New Zealand, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record.
• He achieved this milestone in his 35th ODI against New Zealand, needing just 1 run to break Sachin's 1750-run record.
• Kohli hit a four off Christian Clarke on the first ball of his innings in the second ODI in Rajkot to set the new record.
• He is now the highest run-scorer in head-to-head ODI matches between India and New Zealand.
• Kohli needs 218 more runs to break Ricky Ponting's world record of 1971 runs against New Zealand and 250 runs to become the first to score 2000.

Why It Matters: Virat Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar as India's top ODI scorer against New Zealand, now chasing Ricky Ponting's world record.