In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Team India's stalwart Virat Kohli played a knock of 93 runs off 91 deliveries. His knock also included eight boundaries and a maximum
With this, so far, he has registered five successive fifty-plus scores in One-Day Internationals (ODIs)
Currently, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma, and Ajinkya Rahane are level with the Indian icon, having registered five successive fifty-plus scores in ODIs
If Kohli manages to register one more fifty-plus score, he would then become the first Indian batsman with six successive fifty-plus scores in the format's history
Globally, Pakistan legends Javed Miandad (nine successive fifty-plus scores) and Imam-ul-Haq (seven) occupy the top two spots for most consecutive fifty-plus scores in ODIs. Batsmen Kane Williamson, Shai Hope, Babar Azam, Paul Stirling, Ross Taylor, and Chris Gayle have also achieved six successive fifty-plus scores in the format
The second ODI match between Team India and New Zealand is scheduled to be played on Wednesday at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot
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