Virat Kohli Gifted Signed Jersey To Daryl Mitchell: The last match of the 3-match ODI series between India and New Zealand was played on Sunday, January 18, at Holkar Stadium, Indore. In this decisive match, Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli scored a brilliant century, but still could not lead the Indian team to victory.

This is India’s first defeat at home against New Zealand. Earlier the New Zealand team had not been able to do this. Virat did something like this after the last match of the series. For which he is known. After the match, he gifted his signed jersey to Daryl Mitchell, who scored a century for the second consecutive match, and hugged him. There is a discussion about this in the cricket world and people are praising the sportsmanship of Virat Kohli.

India suffered a shameful defeat because of Daryl Mitchell

Daryl Mitchell snatched both the consecutive matches from the hands of the Indian team. In the last match too, he came under difficult circumstances and won the match by scoring a century. Now in the last match, even after the New Zealand team fell by two wickets for 5 runs, he came back and scored a brilliant century and took the team to a big target in the match. Thanks to Mitchell’s innings, New Zealand scored 337 runs against India. In reply, the Indian team was all out for 252 runs. Despite Virat’s brilliant innings of 124 runs, India lost the third ODI by 41 runs. Team India lost the three-match series by 1-2. Mitchell laid the foundation of New Zealand’s victory by scoring 137 runs in 131 balls.

Virat Kohli gives his signed jersey to Daryl Mitchell during the post-match presentation.

A truly heart-warming gesture by King Kohli pic.twitter.com/B1ktwKtgXM

— Sonu (@Cricket_live247) January 19, 2026

Mitchell-Virat scored the most runs in this series

Daryl Mitchell and Virat Kohli were the batsmen who scored the most runs in this three-match series. Mitchell scored 352 runs at an average of 176. For which he was selected as ‘Player of the Series’, while in the last match, Virat Kohli scored 240 runs in the series with an innings of 124 runs at an average of 80. In the third ODI played in Indore, Virat showed a great example of controlled aggression and patience. He almost single-handedly handled Team India, New Zealand’s tight Hit excellent drives, pulls and fours-sixes against the bowling. But when Virat was finally out, all India’s hopes were shattered.