INDIA VS NEW ZEALAND : Virat Kohli becomes forth Indian batter to cross the 9000-run mark in Tests, joining the notable company of Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid. Virat Kohli went past 9000 Test runs during India’s 1st Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.
In India’s second-innings crossing his half-century batting at No. 3 Virat Kohli reached this mark. In eight years batting at No.3 for the first time. Virat fell for a nine-ball duck in the previous innings.
The former India’s captain was rapid to put the blob behind as India set out in pursuit of a 356-run first-innings shortage. India were scored 46 runs, it was lowest Test total at home on Thursday. New Zealand team put up a strong reply of 402 led by Rachin Ravindra’s hundred.
Virat Kohli is the fourth Indian batter to reach the 9000-run mark in Tests, joining the notable company of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar. Virat, however, is the slowest out of four to reach the milestone in 197 innings, taking 28 outings since reaching 8000 runs in 169 innings in 2022.
Be seen in his 536th match, Virat Kohli also exceeded MS Dhoni’s 535 caps for India in Bengaluru, which makes him the second-most capped Indian player after Sachin Tendulkar(664).