India, Feb. 28 -- Team India's star batter Virat Kohli will reach a significant milestone when the side takes the field against New Zealand on Sunday, as it will mark his 300th ODI. Kohli will become only the seventh Indian to reach the mark, joining a list of elite India stars including batting great Sachin Tendulkar, and former captains Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and MS Dhoni, among others, to have achieved the milestone.

As Kohli approaches his 300th ODI, his teammate and India batter KL Rahul struggled to put into words the magnitude of Kohli's impact on Indian cricket. Ahead of India's Champions Trophy clash against New Zealand in Dubai, Rahul hailed Kohli as a towering figure in the sport and an "important senior player," who he...