IND vs NZ: Virat Kohli attains 300th peak in ODIs, becomes 7th Indian to achieve landmark
India will be batting first against New Zealand after skipper Rohit Sharma lost his third toss in a row and the Men in Blue their 13th in the format. The clash is inconsequential but it will be Virat Kohli’s special landmark game and India will hope to give him a winning gift.
Virat Kohli became the seventh Indian and overall the 22nd player to feature in 300 ODIs after the batting maestro was named in his side’s playing XI for the Champions Trophy clash against New Zealand on Sunday, March 2 in Dubai. Kohli became the fifth Indian to complete 300 ODIs during the Champions Trophy after Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh did the same during this very ICC event.
Most appearances for India in ODIs
463 – Sachin Tendulkar (1989-2012)
347 – MS Dhoni (2004-2019)
340 – Rahul Dravid (1996-2011)
334 – Mohammad Azharuddin (1985-2000)
308 – Sourav Ganguly (1992-2007)
301 – Yuvraj Singh (2000-2017)
300* – Virat Kohli (2008-2025)
India’s playing XI against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy