India vs New Zealand: The first match of the 3-match Test series between India and New Zealand will be played from October 16 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this match, Team India's ace batsman Virat Kohli can create a historic record. Till now only three batsmen from India have been able to make this great record. If Virat Kohli scores 53 runs in the first Test match against New Zealand, he will be the fourth Indian batsman to complete 9,000 runs in Test cricket. Among the currently playing batsmen, only Joe Root and Steve Smith have managed to score more than 9,000 Test runs. In Test cricket, England's Joe Root has scored 12,664 runs and Australia's Steve Smith has scored 9,685 runs.
Kohli will create history in the first test against New Zealand
If Virat Kohli scores 53 runs in the first Test match against New Zealand, he will be the fourth batsman after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar to achieve this major feat in the history of Indian cricket. Virat Kohli will be the third batsman to make this record among the currently playing cricketers. Virat Kohli has scored 8,947 runs in Test cricket so far. Let us tell you that till now Sachin Tendulkar has scored the highest number of 15,921 runs in the world in Test cricket.
Batsmen who scored the most runs for India in Test cricket
1. Sachin Tendulkar – 15,921 runs
2. Rahul Dravid – 13,288 runs
3. Sunil Gavaskar – 10,122 runs
4. Virat Kohli – 8,947 runs
Active batsman who scored most runs in test cricket
1. Joe Root (England) – 12,664 runs
2. Steve Smith (Australia) – 9,685 runs
3. Virat Kohli (India) – 8,947 runs
4. Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 8,881 runs
Batsman who scored most test runs in the world
1. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 15,921 runs
2. Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 13,378 runs
3. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 13,289 runs
4. Rahul Dravid (India) – 13,288 runs
5. Joe Root (England) – 12,664 runs
Most centuries in test cricket
1. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 51 centuries
2. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 45 centuries
3. Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 41 centuries
4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 38 centuries
5. Rahul Dravid (India) – 36 centuries
6. Joe Root (England) – 35 centuries
7. Younis Khan (Pakistan) – 34 centuries
8. Sunil Gavaskar (India) – 34 centuries
9. Brian Lara (West Indies) – 34 centuries
10. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 34 centuries
Test series starts from 16th October
The 3-match Test series between India and New Zealand is going to start from October 16. There will be a tough battle between bat and ball in the India vs New Zealand test series. Cricket fans are sure to get an overdose of thrill in this three-match Test series. India has to play a three-match Test series against New Zealand from 16 October to 5 November. To play the final of the World Test Championship 2025 next year, India needs to win 5 out of the upcoming 8 Test matches. India will have to win the Test series against New Zealand 3-0. After this, India will have to win at least two matches in the 5-match Test series against the Kangaroo team on the Australian tour. Team India will qualify for the final of the World Test Championship by winning the next 5 test matches. The final of the World Test Championship will be played at Lord's Cricket Ground from June 11 to June 15 next year.
India vs New Zealand test series schedule
First Test Match – October 16 to October 20, 9:30 am, Bengaluru
Second Test Match – October 24 to October 28, 9:30 am, Pune
Third Test Match – November 1 to November 5, 9:30 am, Mumbai
India's test squad for New Zealand series
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav. , Mohammad Siraj and Akashdeep.
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