India vs New Zealand ODI Series: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are all set to be in action in the three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand, which is scheduled to start on January 11. The first match of the series will be played in Vadodara with the Men in Blue aiming to maintain their promising run in the ODI format.

While the series marks the return of skipper Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer from their respective injuries, all the focus will once again be on the senior batters Virat and Rohit, who have been in magnificent touch lately. The veteran duo remain just the ODI cricketers, having retired from the T20I and Test formats. They were recently seen playing in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy for their respective domestic teams.

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In the first match of the tournament for Delhi, Virat smashed a magnificent century against Andhra Pradesh, scoring 131 runs in 101 balls on the back of 14 fours and three sixes. He continued his outstanding form and played a fiery knock of 77 runs in 61 balls, hitting 13 fours and a six. On the other hand, Rohit also hit a century in the first match for Mumbai in the VHT, scoring 155 runs in 94 balls with the help of 18 fours and nine sixes. However, he was dismissed for 0 on the very first ball in the next match against Uttarakhand.

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Virat will be heading into the New Zealand series on the back of two centuries and a fifty during the three-match series against South Africa. He was adjudged as the Player of the Series with 302 runs to his name as India registered a 2-1 victory over the Proteas.


Virat Kohli's batting record against New Zealand in ODI cricket

Matches: 33

Runs: 1657

Average: 55.23

50s/100s: 9/6

Highest Score: 154*


Rohit Sharma's batting record against New Zealand in ODI cricket

Matches: 31

Runs: 1073

Average: 38.32

50s/100s: 6/2

Highest Score: 147


India vs New Zealand ODI Squads:

India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel

New Zealand Squad: Devon Conway(w), Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Nick Kelly, Josh Clarkson, Michael Rae, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Hay, Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Jayden Lennox