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Riding on a series triumph against Sri Lanka, India have their next home assignment against New Zealand which kicked off on Wednesday (January 18). India opted to bat first in the first ODI against Black Caps at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. The dazzling opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave India a good start as they stitched together a 60-run partnership before the Indian skipper was sent to pavilion at the score of 34.
India's very own century machine Virat Kohli, who struck three centuries in his last four innings, came to bat at no.3. However, he failed to go big this time around as he fell prey of Mitchell Santner's spinning delivery in the 13th over after scoring 8. The ball from Santner held its line after pitching and Kohli made a complete mess of it. The Indian batsman failed to make any contact and the delivery crashed straight in the off stump which left Kohli flummoxed.
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Kohli was the Player of the Series against Sri Lanka with two massive centuries and even on Wednesday, he started the innings well with a solid cover drive boundary.
Meanwhile, after Kohli's departure, Gill was seen all guns blazing as he went on to belt a cracking double century to help India post a huge total of 349/8.
Gill, who clobbered 208 off 149 riding on nineteen fours and nine maximums. Gill, 23, also became the youngest batter to hit a double ton in ODIs. He has become the fifth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan to clock an ODI double hundred.
Ishan Kishan, 24, on December 10, 2022, had become the youngest ODI double centurion but the record stood for only one month and 8 days as Gill aged 23 years and 132 days, stormed to a sensational double hundred on a pitch where stroke-making was not easy. Rohit Sharma, the only player to hit 3 ODI double hundreds, looked good before he was dismissed for 34 off 38.
