Former Team India captain and star batter Virat Kohli continued his fine run of form since his international comeback in October 2025 and emerged as the standout batter in the ODI series against New Zealand. In the opening match, the 37-year-old played a match-winning 93-run knock to guide the team to a four-wicket win. However, in the second ODI, Kohli failed to deliver as he scored just 23 runs, ending his streak of five consecutive 50+ scores, and Team India lost the match by seven wickets.
In the series decider, Kohli played a brilliant knock of 124 off 108 balls, including 10 fours and 3 sixes, giving India a glimmer of hope of winning the third ODI as well as the series, but his effort went in vain as the Men in Blue fell 42 runs short of the target. In three matches, Virat Kohli amassed 240 runs, including a century and a fifty, at an average of 80.00 and a strike rate of 105.26.