New Zealand v India 2014: 5 players who India will need to perform

2. Virat Kohli – The King

Virat Kohli

Arguably, the best ODI batsman in the world in recent times. Kohli’s hunger for hundreds is undoubted. In recent memory, in the series against Australia, what stood out was Kohli’s calmness in big run chases and his ability to score runs at the rate of knots. Kohli has made the no.3 slot in ODIs his own, and in the series against West Indies, equalled Sir Viv Richards’s record as the fastest man to 5000 ODI runs.

Kohli’s fielding is also a huge asset. With India not having the strongest bowling side, inspirational moments in the field would be most welcome and Kohli has the ability to provide these.