Virat Kohli 81 Runs Away From Breaking This MS Dhoni Record Ahead of IND VS NZ T20I Series 2020

Virat Kohli and company are all set to lock horns with Team New Zealand at the Eden Park in Auckland. The Indian cricket captain is just 81 runs away from the breaking MS Dhoni’s record. The skipper of the Indian cricket team currently has 1,032 runs to his name in the shortest format of the game as the captain of the team. Kohli has made these runs from 32 innings. Meanwhile, the former Indian captain MS Dhoni has scored 1,112 runs as the captain of India. These runs have come from 62 innings. Kane Williamson stands on number three with 1083 runs from 39 innings. South Africa’s Faf Du Plessis leads the list with 1273 runs in 40 innings.India vs New Zealand 1st T20I.

Talking about the series, Virat Kohli and men will be looking to keep their winning momentum. The Indian team won T20I series against Sri Lanka by 2-1. India will play five T20I matches against New Zealand, three ODIS and a couple of matches. The last time the two sides met each other was during the Cricket World Cup 2019 in England. The Men in Blue were defeated by 17 runs and this led their ouster from the mega event.

Ahead of the game, the Indian skipper spoke about the chock-a-block schedule of the Indian cricket team and said that it is difficult to adapt to the conditions immediately. “I am sure these things will be taken into a consideration a lot more in the future … it is what it is, and you've got to do the best you can to recover and to get used to the timings and just get on the park again. That's international cricket for you today. It's back to back,” said Kohli.

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