Kohli 22 runs short of 2,000 ODI runs against New Zealand, can be first to the mark at Hamilton

India and New Zealand are playing a five-match ODI series, and India lead 2-0. The third match will be played at Hamilton on Tuesday, November 10, where India will look to take the series.

All eyes will once again be on star batter Virat Kohli. He scored a superb 74 in the first match at Auckland, but was dismissed for just 7 in the second match at Wellington. At Hamilton, he will try to play another big innings.

Kohli has a chance to set a major record. If he scores 22 more runs against New Zealand in the next match, he will become the first batter in the world to complete 2,000 ODI runs against New Zealand.

So far, Kohli has scored 1,978 runs against New Zealand in 38 matches at a fine average of 56. These include 7 centuries and 11 half-centuries.

Kohli is first on the list of leading run-scorers against New Zealand in ODIs. Australia's Ricky Ponting is second with 1,971 runs, while India great Sachin Tendulkar is third with 1,750 runs. Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara is fourth with 1,568 runs, and his compatriot Sanath Jayasuriya is fifth with 1,519 runs.

In the last match, Kohli broke Ricky Ponting's record and now leads in this regard. The pitches at Auckland and Wellington offered a lot of help to the fast bowlers, and even the best batters looked troubled. In the first match, Kohli adapted to the conditions and played a careful, effective innings. But three days later, conditions at Wellington were completely different and challenging. Kohli will now go into the third ODI aiming for a big innings.