Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli can break many big records in the third ODI against New Zealand. India vs New Zealand 3rd ODI will be played on Sunday, January 18 at Holkar Stadium, Indore, which will also be the series decider. Currently the series is tied at 1-1.

Rohit Sharma has flopped in the last two ODIs, his bat has not worked. Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 93 runs in the first match, but he also returned to the pavilion cheaply in the second ODI played in Rajkot. It is expected that Rohit will play a big innings in Indore, because he had scored a century against the same team on this ground in 2023.

Most runs against New Zealand

Kohli had broken the record of scoring most runs in ODI against New Zealand in the last match, leaving Sachin Tendulkar behind. Kohli now has 1773 runs. Now Rohit Sharma has a chance to leave Virender Sehwag behind in this list. Rohit has to score only 35 runs for this. See the list of Indians who scored the most runs in ODIs against New Zealand.

• Virat Kohli- 1773
• Sachin Tendulkar- 1750
• Sehwag- 1157
• Rohit Sharma- 1123

Most runs in ODI

Rohit Sharma can leave Jacques Kallis behind as the batsman who has scored the most runs in One Day International. Kallis, who is at number 8 in the list, has 11579 runs, Rohit Sharma currently has 11566 runs. To leave Kallis behind, Rohit has to score only 14 runs.

Most centuries against New Zealand

Virat Kohli is the batsman who has scored the most centuries in One Day International, but in this format against New Zealand, Virender Sehwag is also on top along with him. Both have 6-6 centuries. If Kohli scores a century in Indore, he will be the only Indian to score the most centuries in ODIs against this team.

Rohit Sharma can break Afridi’s record

The record of hitting most sixes in ODI against New Zealand is currently in the name of former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, he has hit 50 sixes. Rohit Sharma has hit 49 sixes against New Zealand. If Rohit hits 2 sixes at Holkar Stadium in Indore, he will break this big record of Afridi.

The first series of the Indian cricket team in the new year is against New Zealand, the first match is against New Zealand on 11 January. In this, Virat Kohli can break a big record. Apart from this, many records will be on Kohli’s target this year. Rohit Sharma can also make many records in the year 2026. Let us tell you that both of them now play only One Day International, they have retired from T20 International and Test.

Most runs against NZ

Virat Kohli can break two big records in the very first match of the year 2026. Currently, the Indian batsman who has scored the most runs against New Zealand is Sachin Tendulkar, followed by Virat Kohli. Kohli has to score 94 runs to break this record of Sachin. Virat had scored 2 centuries and 1 half-century in the last series. In the form Kohli is in, he can break this record in the very first match. If he scores a century in this match, then Kohli will also become the batsman who has scored the most centuries against this team. He is still the batsman with the joint highest number of centuries along with Sehwag (6).

Most runs in ODI

Rohit Sharma is currently at 9th position in terms of scoring most runs in ODI cricket, he is close to leaving behind Jacques Kallis (11579) and Inzamam ul Haq (11739) in this list. Rohit currently has 11516 runs in his name. Rohit has to score 224 runs to leave behind these two giants, which he will definitely do this year.

Most international centuries

Sachin Tendulkar (100) has scored the most centuries in all three formats of cricket, which is impossible to break at the moment. In this list, Virat Kohli is at number two and Rohit Sharma is at number 10. This year, Rohit can leave behind legends like Brian Lara (53), Jayawardene (54), Hashim Amla (55). Rohit currently has 50 centuries in his name in international cricket, if he scores 5 centuries this year, he will leave Lara and Jayawardene behind and equal Amla.

Most half centuries in ODI

Rohit Sharma is at number 9 in terms of most half-centuries in ODI cricket, he can leave behind Rahul Dravid (95), Jayasuriya (96), Jayawardene (96) this year. If Rohit scores 6 half-centuries this year, he will become the sixth batsman in the world to score 100 half-centuries in ODI cricket.

Most sixes in international cricket

Rohit Sharma is the batsman who has hit the most sixes in international cricket. The second batsman to hit the most number of sixes for India in international matches is MS Dhoni, who has 359 sixes in his name. At number three is Virat Kohli, who has hit 318 sixes. This year Kohli can leave Dhoni behind by hitting 42 sixes.

India defeated South Africa 2-1 in the three-match ODI series. Virat Kohli scored 302 runs in three matches, for which he also received the Player of the Series award. In this series, he also broke many records by scoring 2 centuries and one half-century. See here the list of 10 records that Virat Kohli has made in the ODI series against South Africa.

Virat Kohli made 10 records:

Most centuries in one format: Virat Kohli has also become the cricketer who has scored the most centuries in one format. Sachin Tendulkar had scored 51 centuries in Tests, but Virat now has 53 centuries in his name in ODI, which is the most in any one format.

Reached the 25th century mark on home grounds: Virat Kohli has become the first cricketer in the world to touch the figure of 25 ODI centuries on home grounds. He has now scored 26 centuries while playing on Indian grounds.

Most Player of the Series awards: Virat Kohli has become the cricketer to win the Player of the Series award the most number of times in men’s international cricket. He broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar (19). Virat has now become Player of the Series 20 times.

Most ODI centuries against South Africa: Virat Kohli has scored 7 centuries against South Africa, which is the highest in the world.

Virat and Rohit played most number of matches together: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have now become the Indian pair to play the most number of matches together in international cricket. They have now played 394 international matches together. He broke the record of 391 matches of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.

2 consecutive ODI centuries for the 11th time: Virat Kohli has done this for the 11th time in his ODI career, when he has scored a century in two consecutive innings. No one has been able to do this before him. After him in this list comes the name of AB de Villiers, who had done this 6 times.

50+ scores in 4 or more consecutive innings: Virat Kohli has done this 9 times in his ODI career, when he has scored 50 or more in 4 or more consecutive innings. 3 matches against South Africa and before that he had scored 74 runs in the last ODI against Australia.

Centuries at 34 different places: Virat Kohli has now scored centuries at 34 different places in his ODI career. In this matter he has equaled Sachin Tendulkar.

Record of century partnership of Rohit-Kohli: Virat Kohli along with Rohit Sharma made a century partnership for the 20th time in the history of ODI cricket. He equaled Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan. Now only Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are ahead of him, who had made century partnerships 26 times.

Highest 50+ score against South Africa: Virat Kohli has made the record of scoring the most half-centuries against South Africa in all three formats combined. Virat has scored 50+ against South Africa 27 times.

Virat Kohli impressed with the bat in the ODI series against South Africa, in which he scored 2 centuries and one fifty. Talking about the last four innings, Kohli has scored 376 runs. Meanwhile, in the second ODI against South Africa in Raipur, he played an inning of 102 runs, which was the 84th century inning of his international career.

Sachin Tendulkar is at the forefront of scoring most centuries in international cricket. He is the first batsman in the world to score 100 centuries. Virat currently has 84 centuries, and to match Tendulkar he will have to score 16 more centuries. But the problem here is that if Virat, who is 37 years old, plays till the 2027 World Cup, then how many matches are left for him to reach the figure of 100 centuries.

How many matches are left for Team India?

The Indian team has to play 18 more ODI matches before the 2027 World Cup. There is no ODI match left for Team India in this year (2025), hence Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will now be seen in the jersey of Team India in 2026 only. This means that before the 2027 ODI World Cup, Virat Kohli has 18 matches left to touch the figure of 100 centuries. It seems almost impossible to score 16 centuries in these 18 matches.

Although the schedule of 2027 World Cup has not been released yet, but looking at the estimated World Cup format, if the Indian team plays 10 matches in the World Cup, then Virat may get 28 innings to score the next 16 centuries. The number of innings may increase or decrease according to the World Cup schedule. Overall, it seems very difficult for Virat to reach 100 centuries.

There are 18 matches left before the World Cup, even if Virat is able to perform exceptionally well and score a century in every other match, he will still be able to reach 93 centuries.

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India vs South Africa 3rd and deciding ODI match will be played tomorrow, 6th December in Visakhapatnam. Currently the series is tied 1-1 and the team that wins the third match will be called the winner of the series. Virat Kohli is the highest run scorer so far in this series. He scored 237 runs at an average of 118.50, scoring centuries in both the matches. Till now he has broken many records in the series. See here 3 such records, which Virat Kohli can make in his third ODI.

Hat-trick of ODI centuries

So far in the history of ODI cricket, a total of 12 cricketers have scored centuries in three consecutive innings, i.e. a hat-trick of ODI centuries. Babar Azam is the only batsman in the world who has achieved this feat twice. For India, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have so far completed hat-trick of ODI centuries once each. If Virat scores a century in the third ODI against South Africa, he will become the first Indian batsman to score a hat-trick of centuries twice in ODI.

4 consecutive centuries against South Africa

Virat Kohli has already scored a hat-trick of centuries in ODI matches against South Africa. In both the matches of the current series, he has played innings of 135 and 102 runs respectively. Earlier, he had also played a century against South Africa in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Now, if he scores a century in the third ODI match too, then Virat will become the first cricketer to score centuries in 4 consecutive innings against South Africa in ODI cricket.

Most runs in international cricket

Virat Kohli has so far scored 27910 runs in 555 international matches. He is at third place in terms of scoring most runs. He has to score 107 more runs to leave second place Kumar Sangakkara. Sangakkara has 28016 runs in his name. If Virat scores 107 more runs in the third ODI, he will become the second highest run scorer in international cricket.

Virat Kohli is breaking records by scoring century after century. In the ODI series against South Africa, he has scored centuries in both the matches so far. 135 runs in Ranchi and now he has scored a century of 102 runs in Raipur. ‘King Kohli’ has set some new records by scoring the 53rd century of his ODI career. He has also made a world record. Thanks to Virat Kohli’s 102 runs and Rituraj Gaikwad’s century innings of 105 runs, Team India had scored 358 runs in the second ODI.

Most centuries at number 3 in ODI

Virat Kohli has batted at number 3 for most of his ODI career. He has now scored 46 centuries while batting at number 3 in ODI cricket, which is a world record. Before him, the record of scoring most centuries while batting at number three was in the name of India’s Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar had scored 45 ODI centuries while batting at number-3.

Highest 50+ score against South Africa

Virat Kohli has played 33 ODI matches against South Africa, in which he has scored 1741 runs in 31 innings. He has become the Indian batsman to score the highest 50+ score against South Africa in ODI. In Raipur, Virat did this for the 15th time in 31 innings when he scored 50 or more runs against South Africa. No Indian batsman before him could do this.

ODI century on 34 different grounds

Raipur is the 34th place where Virat Kohli has scored an ODI century. Virat Kohli has now equaled Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring most centuries on different grounds. Sachin Tendulkar also scored centuries at 34 different places in his ODI career.

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Rohit Sharma Reaction On Virat Kohli Century: The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa was played on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at the JSCA Cricket Stadium Complex, Ranchi. In this match, after Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli scored a explosive century, no one was happier than Rohit Sharma in the Indian dressing room. Virat completed the 52nd century of his ODI career against South Africa. Kohli played an excellent inning of 135 runs in 120 balls with the help of 11 fours and 7 sixes. While Virat was celebrating on the field after completing his century, the reaction of Rohit Sharma present in the dressing room was also worth seeing. During this time, Rohit was also seen saying something in the camera. Since then, people on social media have been trying to interpret his words in their own way. However, now Arshdeep Singh has revealed what the hitman actually said?

Arshdeep Singh revealed

Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh, who was standing next to Rohit Sharma when Virat Kohli scored a century, has shared a video on social media, in which he is telling what the hitman had said. Arshdeep has made a small video on the next day of Ranchi ODI i.e. December 1, 2025. This video has been posted by his IPL team Punjab Kings from its official account. In which Arshdeep is saying that ‘Since yesterday, many messages have been coming about what Rohit Bhai said on Virat Bhai’s century, so let me tell you that he said that blue fairy, red fairy room is closed, I like Nadia…’

Virat Kohli Hits 52 ODI Century In Ranchi: The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and South was played on Sunday i.e. November 30, 2025 at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. In this match, former Indian captain Rohit Sharma looked very happy after Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli scored his 52nd century of his ODI career. After Virat achieved this feat by hitting a four off Marco Janssen, Rohit was seen clapping in the balcony of the dressing room. Kohli played an inning of 135 runs in 120 balls against South Africa in Ranchi, taking India to a huge score of 349/8.

Rohit Sharma also scored a half century

Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma could not convert the good start into a big score and was out after scoring 57 runs in the 22nd over off the ball of Yansen. In which he hit 5 fours and 3 sixes. However, these experienced players looked very happy to see their teammate achieving the feat and their reaction on the century celebration is quickly going viral on social media.

A leap of joy

A thoroughly entertaining innings from Virat Kohli

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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 30, 2025

Many records made in Ranchi ODI

• Virat’s century in Ranchi ODI has made him number one in the list of batsmen who have scored most centuries in a single format. Kohli has left behind Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 51 centuries.
• This was also Kohli’s 83rd century in international cricket. Virat is now 17 centuries behind Sachin, who has 100 centuries in international cricket.
• This century scored by Virat also became the 7000th century in men’s international cricket.
• Rohit and Virat made a partnership of 136 runs for the second wicket, which was the 20th century partnership between them in ODI cricket. With this, he has now reached second place in the list of players who have made the most century partnerships in the world.
• Rohit Sharma has created history by breaking the record of most sixes hit by former Pakistani player Shahid Afridi in ODIs. Rohit left behind Afridi’s 351 sixes, which was the record since 2015.
• The former captain needed only three sixes before the match to overtake Afridi, who held this record with 351 sixes in 369 innings. At the same time, Rohit broke the record of the former Pakistani all-rounder in 100 less innings and now he has 352 sixes in his name in 269 innings.

Virat Kohli played a historic inning of 135 runs against South Africa in Ranchi, with the help of which Team India, batting first, was able to score a huge score of 349 runs. When he was out, the entire stadium stood up and applauded. The players of the opposing team appreciated. Head coach Gautam Gambhir stood up and clapped for him and even hugged him when he came. Know which 5 big records were made by Kohli in this innings.

1. Most centuries in one format of international cricket

Virat Kohli has become the batsman to score the most centuries in any one format of international cricket. He broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin has scored 51 centuries in Test cricket. No one had more centuries in any format (T20, Test and ODI), but now Virat Kohli has come forward. He has completed 52 centuries in ODI cricket.

2. Most centuries at an Indian venue

Virat Kohli has now become the batsman to score the most centuries at an Indian venue. Virat has scored 3 centuries in 5 innings at the Jharkhand Cricket Association Stadium in Ranchi. Virat has also scored 3-3 centuries in Visakhapatnam and Pune.

3. Most centuries against South Africa

Virat Kohli has become the batsman who has scored the most ODI centuries against South Africa. This was Kohli’s sixth ODI century against South Africa in Ranchi.

A leap of joy

A thoroughly entertaining innings from Virat Kohli

Updates https://t.co/MdXtGgRkPo#TeamIndia , #INDvSA , @IDFCFIRSTBank , @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/llLByyGHe5

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 30, 2025

4. Virat Kohli became the player to score the highest score of 50+ at home.

Virat Kohli broke another big record of Sachin Tendulkar in this innings of 135 runs, he has become the batsman to play the most innings of more than 50 runs in ODI format in India. Earlier this record was in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, who did this 58 times. Kohli has scored 50 plus 59 times in ODIs at home.

Gautam Gambhir hugging and congratulating Virat Kohli. pic.twitter.com/X9RlvOD546

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 30, 2025

5. Most international sixes at number 3

Virat Kohli has become the batsman who has hit the most number of international sixes at number-3 position. He broke the record of Ricky Ponting, who had hit 217 sixes in 540 innings. Virat Kohli has hit 218 sixes in 327 innings played at number three.

Virat Kohli did wonders in the first ODI against South Africa. In Ranchi, Virat played a record innings of 135 runs in 120 balls. During this, 11 fours and 7 sixes came from King Kohli’s bat. Virat scored the 7000th century in the history of men’s ODI cricket. Along with this, King Kohli also broke a big record of Sachin Tendulkar.

Virat completed his century against South Africa in 102 balls. King Kohli hit 7 fours and 5 sixes to complete his century. This is Virat’s 83rd century in international cricket. Virat showed a strong performance and crossed the 100-run mark for the 52nd time in his ODI career.

Most centuries at an Indian venue, Sachin’s record broken

Virat Kohli has now become the batsman who has scored the most centuries at an Indian venue. He has broken Sachin Tendulkar’s record in this matter. Virat has scored 3 centuries in five innings in Ranchi. Sachin had three centuries in seven innings in Vadodara. Virat has scored three centuries in Visakhapatnam also, but he has done this feat in seven innings. King Kohli has scored three centuries in eight innings in Pune.

King Kohli hit 7 sixes in ODI match for the second time

King Kohli hit seven sixes against South Africa in Ranchi. For the second time in ODI cricket, Virat has hit 7 sixes in a match. Earlier, King Kohli had hit seven sixes against Australia in Jaipur in 2013. Then Virat had scored unbeaten 100 runs in 52 balls.

India gave a target of 350 runs to South Africa

India has scored 349 runs while playing first. In this ODI match being played in Ranchi, apart from Virat Kohli (135 runs), Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul also played half-centuries. Rahul is captaining the Indian team in this series. Rohit scored 57 runs in 51 balls and Rahul scored 60 runs in 56 balls. In the end Ravindra Jadeja scored a quick 32 runs in 20 balls.