Tezzbuzz Desk- The second match of the ODI series between India and New Zealand will be played in Wellington on 7 November. In the first ODI played in Auckland, Virat Kohli has given an indication of his form by playing a brilliant inning of 74 runs. Now seeing his rhythm, cricket fans are hopeful that they can see a big innings from Kohli's bat in Wellington. The special thing is that in this match he will have a chance to make many big records in his name.
The biggest record in front of Virat Kohli is that of the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli has scored 55 centuries in One Day International and in this matter he has gone far ahead of Sachin Tendulkar. However, in List-A cricket, both the legends currently have equal 60-60 centuries in their names. Apart from international ODIs, other ODI matches are also included in List-A cricket. In such a situation, if Virat Kohli scores a century in Wellington, then he will leave behind Sachin Tendulkar's record of 60 centuries in List-A cricket. This is why everyone's eyes will be on Kohli's innings in the second ODI. Looking at his form after his inning of 74 runs in Auckland, his fans are expecting another big innings.
Apart from this, Virat Kohli also has a chance to make the record of scoring most runs in ODI cricket against New Zealand. At present, Kohli and Australia's legendary batsman Ricky Ponting are on equal footing in this matter. Both of them have scored 1971-1971 runs in ODI against New Zealand. However, Kohli has achieved this figure in only 37 innings, whereas Ponting had scored so many runs in 50 innings. Virat Kohli needs only one run to overtake Ponting. That means, if Kohli scores even 2 runs in Wellington, he will become the batsman with the highest run scorer in ODI against New Zealand.
Kohli has a chance not only in ODIs but also to achieve the record of scoring the most runs in all three formats against New Zealand. Currently, Sachin Tendulkar is at the forefront of this record. Sachin has scored a total of 3345 runs in 80 innings against New Zealand in all three formats. After him, England's Joe Root is at second place with 3268 runs, while Virat Kohli is at third place with 3241 runs. Kohli will have to score 105 runs to break this record of Sachin Tendulkar. If he is successful in playing such a big innings in Wellington, then he will have a chance to make many big records in a single match. In such a situation, the second ODI between India and New Zealand can prove to be very special for Virat Kohli. The eyes of cricket fans are now fixed on the innings coming from his bat, which can take him closer to or ahead of many records simultaneously.