IND vs NZ 1st ODI: Shreyas Iyer, Gill both can claim 2 separate records in this match

The three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand begins on January 11th, with the first match between the two teams being played at the Vadodara Stadium. Captain Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer are both returning to the Indian team.

Gill missed the ODI series against South Africa due to unfitness, while Shreyas Iyer was sidelined due to an injury sustained during the Australia tour last year. Now that both players are fully fit and ready to return to the field, all eyes will be on their performance, with both Gill and Iyer having the opportunity to achieve great things.

Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill can achieve incredible records today

Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer have both performed exceptionally well in the ODI format, and both players could achieve significant success in the ODI series against New Zealand. Shreyas Iyer has so far scored 2917 runs at an average of 47.81, batting in 67 innings across 73 ODIs. If Iyer manages to score 83 more runs in the ODI series against New Zealand, he will become the fastest Indian to reach 3,000 runs, breaking the record held by Shikhar Dhawan, who reached 3,000 runs in ODIs in 72 innings. If Iyer achieves this feat in his first ODI, he will become the third fastest player in world cricket to reach 3,000 runs.

Talking about Indian team captain Shubman Gill, whose batting performance in 2025 was not very good, he is also close to completing his 3000 runs. Gill has so far scored 2818 runs at an average of 56.36 in 58 innings of 58 ODI matches. In such a situation, if he is able to score 182 more runs in the ODI series against New Zealand, he will complete his 3000 ODI runs, in which he will become the fastest player from India to reach this milestone.

Currently, the record for completing 3000 runs in the least number of innings in ODI cricket is in the name of former South African player Hashim Amla, who achieved this feat in just 57 innings.