Kohli Turns 38 After India’s Eden Park ODI Win

Virat Kohli turned 38 on November 5, 2026, a day after scoring 74 runs in India’s five-wicket, rain-affected ODI victory over New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland. His birthday coincided with renewed attention to career milestones that include records in international one-day cricket and the Indian Premier League. India chased a revised target of 143 in the first match of the five-game ODI series, winning under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. New Zealand were dismissed for 185 in 40.2 overs after India chose to bowl. Kohli made 74 from 51 deliveries before being caught, and reached his half-century in 35 balls, according to the match account. Before the match, Eden Park chief executive Nick Sautner presented Kohli with a birthday cake, the account said. It also reported that Kohli signed autographs and posed for photographs with fans at a practice session in Auckland. The match, presentation and fan interactions were detailed in one report. A retrospective of Kohli’s career said he had scored 55 men’s ODI centuries, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s previous record of 49. It also reported that Kohli became the fastest batter to reach 15,000 ODI runs, doing so in 315 innings on...