Virat Kohli creates history, breaks Ponting's long-standing ODI record
Virat Kohli achieved a significant milestone by surpassing Ricky Ponting's run record against New Zealand in ODIs. He moved past Ponting during the second ODI in Wellington, scoring 1,975 runs overall. Kohli's performance included a valuable innings of 74 in the first ODI. India's bowlers excelled, bowling out New Zealand for just 134 runs in a rain-affected match. Gurnoor Brar was particularly…
On Saturday morning, Virat Kohli took the field as India took on New Zealand in the second One Day International match held at Wellington. The 74-run innings he delivered off 51 balls marked a significant turnaround for the batsman, who had struggled in his previous outings. Kohli's 74-run knock not only surpassed his 80th half-century milestone in ODIs but also provided the team with much-needed reassurance ahead of the 2027 World Cup.
The innings came as a welcome change after his initial start in the home series against West Indies, where he had scored an unbeaten 139 in the first match, followed by low scores of 29 and 0 in the subsequent matches.
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