India, Nov. 3 -- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will return to India's ODI setup when the team takes on New Zealand in the first match of the five-game series at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday, November 4. The Indian batting talisman Kohli will have a personal milestone in sight: he is just 103 runs away from becoming the first Indian batter to score 2,000 ODI runs against the Black Caps.

Kohli has been one of India's most consistent performers against New Zealand in the 50-over format, having scored 1,897 runs in 36 matches at an average of 57.48. His tally includes seven centuries and 10 half-centuries, with a highest score of 154 not out. He is already the leading run-scorer in India-New Zealand ODIs.

Rohit, meanwhile, has scored 1...