Virat Kohli is set to make the Champions Trophy 2025 a memorable one, with several records within his grasp. As India’s legendary batter, Kohli carries high expectations and has a golden opportunity to etch his name further in cricketing history.
India’s campaign in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 kicks-off with a match against Bangladesh on Thursday, February 20.
List of records Virat Kohli can break in ICC Champions Trophy 2025
1. Virat Kohli is just 37 runs away from reaching the 14,000-run mark in ODIs, a milestone achieved by only a select few. He will become the fatest to reach 14,000 ODI runs if he scores just 37 more runs in Champions Trophy. Sachin Tendulkar presently holds the record – he took 350 innings to do so.
2. Virat Kohli has the chance to become second-highest run-scorer in ODI history. He needs 271 more runs to overtake Kumar Sangakkara (14,234 runs in 404 ODIs).
3. Virat Kohli is also on the verge of a major fielding milestone. With 154 catches in ODIs, he needs just three more to surpass Mohammad Azharuddin’s tally of 156 and become the second-most successful Indian fielder in terms of catches.
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4. Virat Kohli (529 runs in 13 matches of his Champions Trophy career) needs 262 more runs to surpass Chris Gayle ( 761 runs in 17 Champions Trophy matches), become the highest run-scorer in Champions Trophy history.
5. Virat Kohli (five fifties in Champions Trophy) needs two more half-centuries to surpass Rahul Dravid (six half-centuries in 19 Champions Trophy matches) to become the Indian player with the most half-centuries in Champions Trophy.
6. Virat Kohli (27,381 runs from 545 matches across all formats) needs to score at least 103 runs in Champions Trophy to surpass former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (27,483 runs in 560 matches) and become the third-highest run-scorer in international cricket.
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