Vadodara, Jan. 10 -- As India's captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer gear up for the first ODI against New Zealand in Vadodara on Sunday, both batters will have an opportunity to achieve significant personal milestones in the ODI format.

Vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is on the brink of completing 3,000 runs in ODIs and is just 83 runs short of the landmark. Having played 67 innings so far, Iyer is well placed to rewrite the record books. If he manages to reach the milestone during the ongoing series, he will become the fastest Indian to 3,000 ODI runs in terms of innings, surpassing Shikhar Dhawan, who achieved the feat in 72 innings. Should Iyer get there in the opening ODI itself, he would also become the joint third-fastest ...