IND vs NZ ODI: A three-match ODI series is to be played between India and New Zealand from January 11. In this series, the eyes of Indian fans will be on Virat Kohli. New Zealand is a team against which Kohli’s record has not only been excellent, but he can touch such a historic peak in this series, which no Indian batsman has achieved till now.

Keeping an eye on the record against New Zealand

The Indian record of scoring most centuries against New Zealand in ODI cricket is currently in the name of Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli, both the players have scored 6-6 centuries against the Kiwi team. Sachin Tendulkar is at second place with 5 centuries. If Kohli scores a century in this series, he will become the only Indian to score the most centuries in ODIs against New Zealand.

Virat’s dominance against New Zealand

Kohli’s average against New Zealand has always been above 55. His historic 50th ODI century against the Kiwis in the 2023 World Cup semi-finals is proof of how much he likes this team in big matches. In the 33 matches played so far, he has scored 1657 runs at an average of 55, which includes 6 centuries and 9 half-centuries. Kohli’s high score is 154 runs, which came in Mohali ODI in 2016.

Player who scored most centuries against New Zealand

Virat Kohli- 6 centuries
Virender Sehwag- 6 centuries
Sachin Tendulkar- 5 centuries
Sairav ​​Ganguly- 3 centuries
Gautam, Shreyas, Shubman, Rohit and Rahul – 2 centuries