The first One-Day International between India and New Zealand was marked as the 200th ODI for Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who celebrated this match with fine ton which leapfrogged him over Ricky Ponting. Also, he managed to surpass Tendulkar with a unique record. With the help of this effort of Kohli, India posted a fighting total of 280/8 on the board.
During this innings, Kohli shattered several records in the ODI history. Here are those stats;
-Most hundreds in ODI cricket
49 S Tendulkar
31 Virat Kohli
30 R Ponting
28 S Jayasuriya
26 Hashim Amla
25 K Sangakkara/ AB de Villiers
-Second batsmen after AB de Villiers to notch up a ton in his 200th ODI
-First Indian batsman to score a century at Wankhede since Tendulkar’s 114 in 1996
-Fewest innings to score 1000 ODI runs vs NZ
17 V Kohli
19 Dean Jones
21 V Sehwag
23 J Kallis
24 M Waugh/ B Lara
-Most runs by an Indian skipper in an ODI calendar year
Virat Kohli 1318
Mohammad Azharuddin 1268
Sourav Ganguly 1220
-This is also the highest score by an Indian at this venue, going past Sachin’s 114.
Thus, Indian skipper made this match memorable as he scored a well fought ton. Thus, his stats are standing at a very rare position. In 192 innings, Kohli managed 8,888 runs at an average of 55.55. Notice the numbers which are repeating here.
