Virat Kohli Becomes First Batter to Score 13,000 ODI Runs at No. 3 Position
Virat Kohli became the first cricketer to score 13,000 ODI runs batting at the No. 3 position during the first ODI against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland. He surpassed Ricky Ponting's previous record of 12,662 runs at this position. Kohli achieved this milestone early in India's chase of 186 runs, maintaining a strong batting average and consistency with numerous centuries and half-centuries. The match also featured a dominant Indian pace bowling performance restricting New Zealand to 185 runs.
First-hand measurement across 6 sources
We measured how 6 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (78/100). Lens Score 30/100.
Outlets measured: moneycontrol, httpswwwoutlookindiacom, english, indiatvnews, timesnow, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (65–85/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 4 Nov, 06:35 am. Other outlets followed.