Virat Kohli’s excellent form continued in the first ODI against New Zealand. Although he missed his century, he received the Player of the Match award for this amazing innings. This was the 45th time that he received this award in this format, although he is not the player who has won this award the most number of times. Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka is also at number two. Know who are the top-7 players who won the Player of the Match award.

1. Sachin Tendulkar (62)

Sachin Tendulkar has won the most Player of the Match awards in One Day International. He won this award in 62 out of 463 ODI matches played from 1989 to 2012. Sachin has 18426 runs in his name in ODI, which includes 49 centuries and 96 half-centuries.

2. Sanath Jayasuriya (48)

Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka is the second player to win the most Player of the Match awards in ODIs. He played 445 ODIs between 1989 and 2011, in which he won this award 48 times.

3. Virat Kohli (45)

When Virat Kohli received the Player of the Match award against New Zealand, it was the 45th time he received it in ODIs. Kohli has been playing in this format since 2008, now he plays only in this format. Kohli has retired from Test and T20.

37-year-old Virat Kohli has scored 14650 runs in 309 ODIs, he is the batsman who has scored the most centuries in this format. He has scored 53 centuries and 77 half-centuries in ODIs.

4. Jacques Kallis (32)

Jacques Kallis of South Africa played 328 ODIs between 1996 and 2014. Kallis won this award 32 times, he is fourth in the list. He is the player who has won the most awards for South Africa in ODIs.

5. Ricky Ponting (32)

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has also won the Player of the Match award in One Day Internationals 32 times. Ponting played 375 ODIs for Australia from 1995 to 2015, scoring 13704 runs with the help of 30 centuries and 82 half-centuries.

6. Shahid Afridi

The former captain of Pakistan is at number six in the list. Afridi played 398 ODIs between 1996 and 2015, out of which he won the Player of the Match award in 32 of them. Afridi scored 8064 runs in ODIs.

7. Viv Richards

Viv Richards is at number seven in the list of players who have won the most Player of the Match awards in ODIs. He played 187 ODIs between 1975 and 1991, in which he won this award 31 times.

Virat Kohli created a new record as soon as he took the field against New Zealand in Vadodara. He has now joined the top-5 list of players who have played the most number of ODI International matches for India. India vs New Zealand 1st ODI is being played at BCA Stadium in Vadodara.

Virat Kohli has played 309 ODI international matches for Team India. He has left behind former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly in this matter. Ganguly played 308 ODI matches for India. Kohli can also leave behind Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Azharuddin in the coming days. Azharuddin has played 334 ODI matches and Dravid has played 340 ODI matches.

Sachin Tendulkar at number one

The player who has played the most ODI international matches for India is Sachin Tendulkar, who played 463 matches. This is also a world record, he is the player who has played the most ODIs in the world. MS Dhoni is second among those who have played the most ODIs for India, under whose captaincy India won the 2011 ODI World Cup. Dhoni has played 347 ODI international matches.

Most ODI matches for India

• Sachin Tendulkar- 463
• MS Dhoni- 347
• Rahul Dravid- 340
• Mohammad Azharuddin- 334
• Virat Kohli- 309*
• Sourav Ganguly- 308

This record is on the target of Virat Kohli

India has got a target of 301 runs to win in the first ODI being played in Vadodara. Batting first, New Zealand scored 300 runs. Even with the bat, Virat Kohli can make many records in this match. If he scores 42 runs, he will leave Kumar Sangakkara behind in terms of scoring the most runs in international cricket.

Currently Kumar Sangakkara has 28016 runs. Virat Kohli has scored 27975 runs in 556 matches, he is just 41 runs behind Sangakkara. Sangakkara is the second batsman in the world to score the most runs in international cricket. Sachin is at number one with 34357 runs. If he scores 94 runs, he will become the batsman who has scored the most runs in ODI against New Zealand, currently this record is in the name of Sachin.

Virat Kohli can break a big record of Sachin Tendulkar in the first ODI against New Zealand on January 11. India vs New Zealand 1st ODI will be played on 11 January in Vadodara. This day is also special for Kohli because it is also his daughter’s birthday.

Virat Kohli’s bat played well in the last series, his excellent form continued in the Vijay Hazare Trophy also. It is expected that the same form will continue in the 3 ODI series against New Zealand. Kohli had scored 2 centuries in the 3-match series against South Africa, in the other he had played half-centuries. Now if he scores 94 runs in the first ODI against New Zealand, he will break a big record of Sachin Tendulkar.

Most runs against New Zealand

The Indian who has scored the most runs against New Zealand in ODI cricket is currently Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin played 42 ODIs against this team between 1990 and 2009, in which he scored 1750 runs. This includes 5 centuries and 8 half-centuries.

Kohli has so far scored 1657 runs in 33 matches against New Zealand, which includes 6 centuries and 9 half-centuries. To become the Indian who has scored the most ODI runs against New Zealand, Kohli has to score 94 more runs. Looking at the form Kohli is in and his performance against this team, there is a possibility that this record of Sachin will be broken in the very first match.

When and where is the first ODI?

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI will be played on Sunday, January 11 at BCA Stadium (Kotambi, Vadodara). The match will start at 1:30 pm. The toss will take place at 1 pm.

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Indian ODI squad

Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Shubhman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

new zealand squad

Henry Nicholls, Nick Kelly, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Josh Clarkson, Chris Clark, Michael Bracewell (c), Zachary Foulkes, Devon Conway, Mitchell Hay (wk), Aditya Ashok, Jayden Lennox, Kyle Jamieson, Michael Ray.

The first two matches against South Africa were not good for Abhishek Sharma, he got out after scoring 17 runs each in Cuttack and New Chandigarh. He would like to play a match-winning innings for the team in the third match today. India vs South Africa 3rd T20 is being played today at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala. Abhishek is on the verge of breaking a big record of Virat Kohli.

The year 2025 was very good for Abhishek Sharma, he became the world number-1 batsman in T20 rankings. Abhishek has scored 1533 runs in 38 T20 innings played this year, his strike rate has been above 200. This year he will play 3 more T20 matches, which are against South Africa. He can break a big record of Virat Kohli by scoring 82 runs.

How was it for Abhishek Sharma 2025

Abhishek Sharma has scored 790 runs for the Indian team in the year 2025. In Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26, Abhishek scored 304 runs at an average of 50.66. His strike rate in SMAT was 249.18.

The first two matches of the ongoing T20 series against South Africa were not good for Abhishek Sharma, he was out after scoring 17 runs each in the first and second matches. However, Abhishek has 3 matches left including today’s match to break Virat Kohli’s record. Abhishek has come second in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored the most runs in a calendar year, breaking the record of Suryakumar Yadav. Now his eyes are on Kohli’s record.

Most T20 runs in a calendar year (Indian)

• 1614 runs in 20 innings- Virat Kohli (2016)
• 1533 runs in 38 innings*- Abhishek Sharma (2025)
• 1503 runs in 41 innings- Suryakumar Yadav (2022)

Abhishek Sharma has left Suryakumar Yadav behind. Suryakumar had scored 1503 runs in 41 innings in the year 2022. Abhishek has scored 1533 runs this year. Abhishek Sharma has to score 82 more runs this year. They have 3 matches including the match being played in Dharamshala today. If he is not able to break Virat Kohli’s record even today, he will have 2 more chances.

There is a discussion about Virat Kohli whether he will play in the 2027 ODI World Cup or not. He has already retired from Test and T20, now plays only in ODI format for India. But the form he has shown against South Africa has raised hopes that he can complete 100 centuries in international cricket and also break Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Amidst this discussion, veteran Sunil Gavaskar has also given his opinion, according to him, if this happens then Kohli can reach this figure.

Virat Kohli’s tour of Australia was not good, he got ‘duck out’ in 2 consecutive matches. Although he played an unbeaten half-century in the third ODI, he continued this excellent form in all three matches against South Africa. Kohli played a historic inning of 135 runs in Ranchi ODI.

Virat Kohli became the player to score most centuries in any one format, he broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin has scored 51 centuries in Tests. By scoring a century in the second ODI played in Raipur, Kohli’s number of ODI centuries has increased to 53.

What did Sunil Gavaskar say on Sachin’s record?

Virat Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 65 runs in the third ODI, and if the target had been bigger then surely Kohli’s 54th ODI century would have been seen. If this happens, it would be Kohli’s 85th international century. Veteran Sunil Gavaskar believes that if Kohli gets enough time, he can break Sachin’s big record. He gave his opinion while talking on GeoCinema.

Sunil Gavaskar said ‘Why not?’ If Virat Kohli plays for 3 more years then he needs 16 more centuries from here. The way he is playing, he has scored 2 centuries in the 3-match series. Going forward, if he scores 2 centuries in the 3-match series against New Zealand, he will reach 86. Therefore his chances of reaching 100 are big, very good.

Most international centuries

1. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 100
2. Virat Kohli (India)- 84*
3. Ricky Ponting (Australia)- 71
4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)- 63
5. Jacques Kallis (South Africa)- 62

Sunil Gavaskar also praised Virat Kohli’s inning of 65 runs in the third ODI against South Africa. He said that he started hitting with the very second ball, while did not play any careless shot.

The return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma was not good, Rohit, who was playing an international match after 224 days, was out after scoring 8 runs and Kohli could not even open his account. Kohli was caught out by Mitchell Starc. This duck innings will be remembered as an unwanted record of Kohli.

In view of the possibility of rain, Mitchell Marsh had decided to bowl first after winning the toss. India did not have a good start, Rohit became the victim of Hazlewood in the fourth over, while Kohli was caught out on the first ball of the 7th over bowled by Mitchell Starc. The wicket ball was Kohli’s 8th ball.

Kohli’s second longest ‘duck’ innings

Kohli has been out on zero 17 times in ODIs. This is the second longest duck innings of Virat Kohli. Kohli played the longest duck innings against England in 2023, when he was out on zero after making 9 balls. In the first ODI against Australia, he was out after scoring a duck in 8 balls.

This is the first time in 30 ODI innings played in Australia that Virat Kohli has been out on zero. Before this, Kohli played 29 ODI innings in Australia, but it never happened that he could not open the account. This is Virat Kohli’s 39th zero in international cricket. Only Zaheer Khan (43) and Ishant Sharma (40) have been out on zero more times than him in all formats.

For the second time, the game of 15 overs was cut short due to rain.

Before the end of 12 overs, the India vs Australia 1st ODI game was stopped for the second time due to rain. When it started, it was reduced to 35-35 overs, please note that no extra time has been given in this match. When it rained for the first time, the match was stopped for only 10 minutes, yet the match was reduced from 50 overs to 49 overs.

The four teams of the Cricket Asia Cup 2025 Super-4 have been confirmed. India and Pakistan from Group ‘A’ while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are in the next phase from Group ‘B’. Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan on Thursday and confirmed Bangladesh’s place, scoring only 6 runs in this match, Pathum Nisanka came second in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in the Asia Cup (T20 format), now he is just behind Virat Kohli.

In the Group Stage of Asia Cup 2025, Pathum Nisanka has appeared in excellent form. Before the innings of 6 runs against Afghanistan, he had scored half -centuries in both innings. Nisanka scored 50 runs in the first match played against Bangladesh and 68 runs in the second match against Hong Kong. He has scored a total of 124 runs in 3 matches.

Babur Hyatt’s record broke

As soon as he scored 2 runs against Afghanistan, Nisanka came second in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in the Asia Cup T20 format. He has scored 297 runs in 9 matches in this format of the tournament, including 4 half -century innings.

5 batsmen scoring the most runs in T20 Asia Cup

• Virat Kohli (India)- 429 runs in 10 matches
• Pathum Nisanka (Sri Lanka)- 297 runs in 9 matches
• Babur Hayat (Hong Kong)- 292 runs in 8 matches
• Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)- 281 runs in 6 matches
• Rohit Sharma (India)- 271 runs in 9 matches

Nisanka can break Virat Kohli’s record

Pathum Nisanka’s eyes are now on Virat Kohli’s big record. Sri Lanka will play 3 matches in Super-4. If Nisanka is to score 133 runs in 3 matches, then she will leave Virat Kohli behind and become the highest run batsman in the Asia Cup T20. If the Sri Lanka team reached the final, then they will get an innings. Virat Kohli has retired from T20 format last year.

Asia Cup 2025 Super-4 matches schedule

• September 20: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (Dubai)
• September 21: India vs Pakistan (Dubai)
• September 23: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (Abu Dhabi)
• September 24: India vs Bangladesh (Dubai)
• September 25: Pakistan vs Bangladesh (Dubai)
• 26 September: India vs Sri Lanka (Dubai)

Where is the live streaming of Asia Cup Super-4 matches?

All matches of the Asia Cup 2025 Super-4 will start at 8 pm (Indian time). The live broadcast of the match will be on the channels of Sony Sports Network. Live streaming will be on Sony Live App and website. The Asia Cup matches are also getting live streaming on the Fankode app.

18 August 2008, when Virat Kohli made his international debut against Sri Lanka as an opener with Gautam Gambhir. It was Monday, in the first ODI of the series, Team India’s first batting came out. Gambhir was dismissed for ‘0’, while Virat Kohli also followed him, who scored only 12 runs in his international debut (Virat Kohli Debut). Today, Virat’s debut has completed 17 years. On this occasion, take a look at the list of 10 strong records of Virat’s career.

10 big records of Virat Kohli’s career

India’s most successful Test captain- In the Test, India found veteran captains like Mohammad Azharuddin, Sunil Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly. But Virat Kohli became India’s most successful captain in the Test, whose Under Team India registered 40 wins in 68 Tests. India’s win percentage was 58.82 under Virat’s captaincy.

The highest century in ODIs- Virat Kohli has scored 51 centuries in ODI cricket, which is a world record. He is also the only cricketer in the world to touch the 50 century mark in ODI cricket. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar with 49 centuries at number two.

Real Chase Master- Virat Kohli is not called Chase Master like this. ODI has come in cricket while chasing his 28 centuries, he is 11 centuries ahead of Sachin Tendulkar at number two.

The highest run in an ODI World Cup- Virat Kohli has the record of scoring the most runs in one ODI World Cup. He had scored 765 runs in the 2023 World Cup, while no other batsman could even touch 700 runs in the same World Cup.

82 centuries in international cricket- Sachin Tendulkar has scored the highest century in international cricket, whose names are 100 centuries. If someone has come closest to them so far, then he is Virat Kohli. Virat has scored 82 centuries in his career so far.

Virat’s name 4 ICC Trophy- Virat Kohli has won 4 ICC Trophy with the Indian team in his career. The series started from the 2011 ODI World Cup, then won the 2013 Champions Trophy, 2024 T20 World Cup and then the 2025 Champions Trophy.

The fastest 14,000 ODI runs- Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the fastest 14,000 runs. He achieved this position in just 287 innings. He took 63 less innings from Sachin Tendulkar in this case.

The highest fifty in T20- Virat Kohli has scored 38 half -centuries in international T20 cricket, which is the highest. In this case, there is a second number of Babar Azam of Pakistan, who has put 36 fifty so far.

The highest run in T20 World Cup knockout matches- Virat Kohli has scored 373 runs in the history of T20 World Cup knockout matches. This record is still his name after retirement.

More than 27,000 runs- There were only 4 batsmen who touched the 27,000 runs in international cricket. Virat is currently third in terms of scoring the most runs in international cricket. Ahead of him is Kumar Sangakkara (28,016 runs) and Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs).

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Shubman gill surpassed gavaskar-kohli record: The fifth Test between India and England is being played at Kennington Oval. The Indian team is batting first in this match. Shubman Gill of Team India has broken the 47 -year -old record of veteran Sunil Gavaskar as soon as he scored just 11 runs in this match. At the same time, Gill has also overtaken Virat Kohli, former captain of India’s Test team. Gill has become the Indian captain to score the most runs in a Test series.

Gill broke Sunil Gavaskar’s record

Shubman Gill scored 733 runs in the Test series against England as soon as he scored 11 runs in the Kennington Oval Test, after which he became the most scoring Indian captain in a Test series. Gill broke the 47 -year -old record of great player Sunil Gavaskar. Sunil Gavaskar scored 732 runs in the series against West Indies in 1978-79.

Virat Kohli also came forward

Shubman Gill is also ahead of Virat Kohli, former captain of the Indian Test team. Virat scored 655 runs in a series against England in 2016-2017. Virat Kohli’s name is included three times in the top 5 list as captain who scored the most runs in a series. Virat scored 610 runs in a series against Sri Lanka in 2017-18. At the same time, Virat has also scored 593 runs in a series against England in 2018. But now captain Shubman Gill has defeated both the legendary players Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli.

7⃣3⃣7⃣* Runs and counting

Shubman gill now has the most runs for an indian captain in a single test series

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– BCCI (@Bcci) July 31, 2025

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Virat Kohli Record: Virat Kohli made a big record in the IPL 2025 final. He has become the most batsman to hit the most fours in the IPL. He left Shikhar Dhawan behind, whose names are 768 fours in 222 matches. The Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Final (RCB vs PBKS Final) Virat Kohli scored 43 runs in 35 balls.

In the IPL 2025 finals being played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first. Phil Salat (16) started the innings with Virat Kohli. After this, Kohli shared 38 runs with Mayank Agarwal and then 40 runs with captain Rajat Patidar. Kohli was dismissed by Azmatullah Omarzai in the 15th over.

Virat Kohli named 771 fours

Kohli hit 3 fours in the innings of 43 runs played against Punjab Kings. He has now been 771 fours in 267 matches in the IPL. Earlier this record was in the name of Shikhar Dhawan, who hit 768 fours in 222 matches. Dhawan has now retired from IPL.

Virat Kohli has now scored 8660 runs in 267 matches in IPL. His highest score in IPL is 113 runs. He has scored 8 centuries and 63 half -centuries in the IPL. However, he missed his half -century in the IPL final.