India, Nov. 4 -- Each time Virat Kohli walks out to bat nowadays, there is a record that he could toppled or extended. During the first ODI between India and New Zealand at Eden Park, the Indian maestro became the first batter ever to score 13,000 runs at No. 3 in the format.

Kohli entered the match with 12,988 runs at number three and needed 12 to reach the record. He reached it on the 13th delivery of his innings. Kyle Jamieson bowled a good-length delivery outside the off stump; the right-hander shuffled across and tucked it towards deep backward square leg for a single.

This was after he had to walk out to the crease early following the dismissal of Rohit Sharma for a duck. India were 1/1 after the first over of a 186-run chase. The...