Three active Indian players who have scored the most runs against NZ in ODIs

India's next assignment in the jam-packed home season is a three-match ODI series against the number-one ranked team in the said format, New Zealand. The first game will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on January 18. The two teams had locked horns in an ODI series in New Zealand in November 2022 when the home team won the said series by a margin of 1-0.

With the Indian team very high on confidence after winning the ODI series by 3-0 against Sri Lanka, they will go into the next series starting on Wednesday as the big favoUrites. Meanwhile, here we will take a look at the top 3 active Indian run-scorers against New Zealand in ODIs:

1. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli (Source - Twitter)

Virat Kohli, the former skipper of the Indian Cricket team, is one of the best ODI batters that team India ever had. He does not believe in passive resistance. He is a proponent of all-out aggression.

Virat Kohli has played 26 matches against the Kiwis and scored 1378 runs at an outstanding average of almost 60. He has smashed 5 centuries and 8 half centuries against New Zealand. Kohli has performed really well against Kiwi bowlers. Meanwhile, Tim Southee has the most dismissal record against Virat Kohli.

2. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma (Source - Twitter)

Rohit Sharma has firmly established his legacy as one of the greatest opening batsmen to have played for India in One-Day Internationals. Rohit has played 22 ODI innings against the Blackcaps and scored 703 runs at a decent average of 33.47.

He has smashed one century and four half-centuries against the Kiwis. It will be interesting to see his approach against the Blackcaps.

3. Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan (Source - Twitter)

With the ODI World Cup set to take place the next year, India’s long-time designated opener in the format, Shikhar Dhawan, was dropped from the ODI squad against Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Dhawan is the third-highest Indian run-scorer against the New Zealand side.

The left-hander has scored 463 runs in the 15 innings he played against New Zealand in ODIs so far at an average of 33.07. He hasn’t scored any century but smashed 4 half-centuries.