Virat Kohli created history: played 309th match in ODI, left Sourav Ganguly behind, now just a step away from top-4!

Vadodara: The exciting three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand started today at the stadium in Vadodara. Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. Three major changes were seen in the playing eleven of Team India, along with captain Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammad Siraj have made a strong comeback.

But today’s biggest headline-grabbing moment was of Virat Kohli. As soon as he entered the field, Kohli made another historic achievement in his name. Playing his 309th match in the ODI format, he left behind former captain Sourav Ganguly (308 matches) and occupied the fifth position in the list of players who have played most ODIs for India.

Top-5 who played most matches in ODI for India

1. Sachin Tendulkar – 463 matches
2. MS Dhoni – 347 matches
3. Rahul Dravid – 340 matches
4. Mohammad Azharuddin – 334 matches
5. Virat Kohli – 309 matches

Kohli is now only 25 matches behind Azharuddin. If the form continues then this record may soon be in his name.

Waiting for Kohli’s century against New Zealand

Virat’s record against New Zealand has always been tremendous. So far, he has scored 6 centuries against the Kiwi team and in this matter jointly remains at number 1 along with Ricky Ponting and Virender Sehwag. If Kohli manages to score another century in this series, he will single-handedly capture this record and become the batsman who has scored the most centuries against New Zealand.

In the last ODI series against South Africa, Kohli had shown amazing performance with the bat. All eyes of fans and former players are on whether the ‘Chase Master’ will set the field on fire again today.