Kohli reaches 13,000 ODI runs at number three

Virat Kohli became the first batter to score 13,000 runs in one-day internationals while batting at number three, reaching the milestone during India’s first ODI against New Zealand on November 4 in Auckland. He needed 12 runs and reached the mark on the 13th ball he faced, according to reports of the match. Kohli scored 74 from 51 balls as India won the rain-curtailed match. Kohli’s record at number three extends well beyond the new benchmark. He has scored 13,062 runs in 251 ODI innings at the position, with an average of about 61.6, 48 centuries and a highest score of 183. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is second on the all-time list, with 12,662 runs at number three. The reports differ on Kohli’s number-three half-century tally, listing either 69 or 70. The innings also lifted Kohli to a reported ODI average of at least 50 in each of South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia, known collectively as the SENA nations. The reported averages are 76.38 in South Africa, 51.48 in England, 51.53 in New Zealand and 50.03 in Australia. He is reported to be the first batter to reach that average threshold in all four countries. The match was interrupted by rain. New...