Virat Kohli is the fourth Indian batter to cross the 9000-run mark in Tests, joining the illustrious company of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar.

As mentioned, Kohli has become the fourth Indian to complete 9,000 runs in the longest format. He is only behind Sachin Tendulkar (15,921), Rahul Dravid (13,265), and Sunil Gavaskar (10,122) in terms of Test runs among Indians. Only two other Indian batters have more than 8,000 runs in the format - VVS Laxman (8,781) and Virender Sehwag (8,503).

Virat Kohli became the fourth Indian batter to score 9000 Test runs during the first match between India and New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.

Star India batter Virat Kohli has surpassed former captain MS Dhoni to become India's second-most-capped cricketer across all formats.

Team India endured a horror outing with the bat on Day 2 of the first Test against New Zealand on Thursday. The side was bowled out for just 46, and the batting order saw a major change with Shubman Gill being forced out of the game due to an injury.

I ndia’s star batter Virat Kohli surpassed MS Dhoni in order to become the second most-capped player from India across all formats. Kohli appeared in his 536th international gam

Captain Rohit Sharma expressed disappointment over missed catch by Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. India crumbled to a record low of 46 runs against New Zealand. New Zealand ended day 2 of the Test match with a lead of 134 runs.

It was one of those days for India, when all the big guns fail to fire and Virat Kohli was one of them, who took the long walk back to the pavilion after scoring a duck for the home side. One by one,

Rohit Sharma said it was Virat Kohli's decision to bat at the number three position as India recorded their lowest-ever Test score at home and their third-lowest in history.

India collapsed to 46 all-out in their first innings against New Zealand in Bangalore, and Anil Kumble felt they missed someone like Cheteshwar Pujara.