At the start of the game, Kohli needed just 25 runs away from surpassing former skipper M.S. Dhoni to achieve the milestone. Kohli is currently at the third spot behind New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson (1148) and South Africa captain Faf du Plessis (1,273).
The prolific run scorer is also one fifty plus score away from becoming the captain with most fifty plus scores in T20Is and is currently tied with du Plessis and Williamson with eight such knocks.
India hammered the Black Caps by seven wickets in the second T20I match in Auckland on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match rubber.