Vadodara, Jan. 12 -- Shreyas Iyer lauded teammate Virat Kohli after the legendary batter's 93-run innings helped India chase a 301-run target against New Zealand in the opening match of the three-match series, on Sunday at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara.

Kohli scored 93 off 91 balls, helping India clinch the match by four wickets while chasing New Zealand's 301-run target and gain a 1-0 lead in the series. In his innings, the 37-year-old hit eight boundaries and one six.

Notably, this marked Kohli's seventh consecutive fifty-plus score in the 50-over cricket since the third match of the ODI series in Australia in October 2025. Of the seven fifty-plus scores, Kohli has three centuries (two in ODIs and one in the Vijay Hazare Trophy...