IND vs NZ: King Kohli will target two big records in Rajkot, will leave Sachin-Sehwag behind.

By Sandy Verma On Jan 14, 2026

Virat Kohli IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: Virat Kohli’s bat is on fire in the ODI format. In the last five innings, Kohli has scored two centuries and three fifties. Even in the first ODI against New Zealand, Virat performed brilliantly and played a match-winning inning of 93 runs.

Kohli would like to continue his good form in the second ODI match as well. Virat will have a golden opportunity to shatter two big records in Rajkot. If Kohli is successful in maintaining his unmatched form, he will leave Sachin Tendulkar behind in this particular matter.

King Kohli will be targeting 2 big records

Actually, in ODI cricket, Virat Kohli has scored 50 plus scores 5 times in five consecutive matches. In this list, Virat is currently at number one jointly with Sachin Tendulkar. However, if King Kohli is successful in scoring another fifty in the second ODI, he will leave Sachin, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid together. Dravid-Rohit have also scored more than 50 runs in five consecutive matches in ODIs.

Accelerating yet another chase! 🫡
Virat Kohli is judged the Player of the Match for his highly impressive 9⃣3⃣(91) in the run chase 🙌
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2026

Along with this, if Virat is successful in scoring a half-century in the second ODI match to be held in Rajkot, then he will also become the batsman who has scored the most centuries for India against New Zealand in ODI cricket. Kohli and Sehwag currently have six centuries each in their name. In Vadodara, Virat was just 7 runs away from achieving this historic feat. However, in the second ODI, he will have a golden opportunity to leave Sehwag behind.

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Team India leads 1-0

The Indian team is ahead 1-0 in the three-match ODI series. Team India’s performance in the first ODI played in Vadodara was strong. Team India achieved the target of 301 runs given by New Zealand with one over remaining after losing 6 wickets. Virat had missed a century, but he had played a strong inning of 93 runs in 91 balls. At the same time, 56 runs were scored from the bat of Captain Gill. In the last overs, KL Rahul played an important role in helping the team win by playing an unbeaten inning of 29 runs in 21 balls.

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