VADODARA – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma marked a historic day for Indian cricket on January 11 as India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in the opening ODI of the three-match series at Kotambi International Stadium.

India have taken a 1-0 lead in the IND vs NZ ODI series, and are now set to take on the Kiwis in a few days. Check out match date, venue, and other details ahead.

Virat Kohli has tweaked his approach to counter-attack early in his innings and put bowlers under pressure to flip the momentum for India, the batting stalwart.

Virat Kohli has tweaked his approach to counter-attack early in his innings and put bowlers under pressure to flip the momentum for India, the batting stalwart said after his match-winning knock in Sunday's one-day international against New Zealand.

India’s ODI legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are still going strong. They had a brilliant 2025 with the most runs in the format for India and finished at the top of the ICC Rankings as well. Now they look to continue that form in 2026. In fact, according to an ex-India star, they are the saviours of ODI cricket.

Veteran batter Virat Kohli could beat fellow teammate Rohit Sharma to become the new no.1 ranked ODI batter this week

Team India batter Virat Kohli's childhood lookalike shared an adorable revelation of the former captain's chat with Rohit Sharma before the first ODI against New Zealand on Sunday, January 11, in Vado

Irfan Pathan explained the rationale behind KL Rahul batting lower down the order in ODI cricket for India. On Sunday, Rahul played a match-winning innings of 29* off 21 balls against New Zealand. Find out more,