Virat Kohli overtakes Tendulkar's chase record, equals Ponting and reaches 13,000 ODI runs at number three

04 Nov 2026, 03:42 pm IST|
Virat Kohli overtakes Tendulkar's chase record, equals Ponting and reaches 13,000 ODI runs at number three
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During the rain-affected first ODI against New Zealand at Eden Park, Virat Kohli overtook Sachin Tendulkar's record of 8,720 runs in chases, equalled Ricky Ponting's tally of 1,971 runs against New Zealand, and became the first player to reach 13,000 ODI runs batting at number three.

His performance drove India to a celebrated victory.

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