Virat Kohli struggled during the recent ODI series against New Zealand, scoring only 86 runs across four innings. He failed to reach double figures in three matches, repeating a rare low-scoring record he last saw in 2015. Additionally, Kohli missed his 2,000 ODI run milestone against the Black Caps.

* Virat Kohli scored 86 runs across four ODI innings.

* Kohli repeated rare ODI low-scoring feat after 2015.

* Kohli missed 2,000 ODI run milestone against New Zealand.

Virat Kohli is India's second-highest run-scorer in 2026 so far, but his latest ODI assignment against New Zealand proved far from satisfying. Across four innings, the former India captain collected only 86 runs, with his form taking a sharp downturn after a promising start to the series. Kohli began with a fluent 74 in the opening match. However, his next three outings brought scores of 7, 0 and 5, meaning he failed to reach double figures in each of them.

The sequence brought back an unwanted chapter from his career, as the batter matched a rare low-scoring record that he had not repeated in more than a decade.

Kohli Repeats Rare ODI Low-Score Feat

This is only the fourth time in Virat Kohli's ODI career, which spans more than 300 matches, that he has failed to score at least 10 runs in three innings of the same series.

The previous instance came in 2015 during the tri-series involving India, Australia and England.

Kohli registered three scores of 10 or fewer across the competition, although he also remained unbeaten on 3 in another innings.

He had experienced similar struggles earlier in his career, during the 2011 World Cup and the 2012 ODI series against Pakistan.

The New Zealand tour has now added another entry to that list, bringing an unusual statistic back into focus.

New Zealand Milestone Also Slips Away

Virat Kohli also missed out on a significant personal milestone against the Black Caps.

Before the series began, he needed 103 more runs to complete 2,000 ODI runs against New Zealand.

His return of 86 across the four matches left him 17 runs short of the landmark.

Despite being one of India's most prolific batters in 2026, Kohli will have little to celebrate from this particular tour, which ended with both a milestone and a strong finish eluding him.