Priyanka Tiwari
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An exciting contest for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 between India and New Zeland will take place tomorrow. The game is set to kick off at 2.30 PM Indian time, and it will be hosted at Dubai International Stadium. All the spotlight in this match against New Zealand will focus on Virat Kohli. Kohli earned India a date with glory by smashing a brilliant century in the last game against Pakistan. In international matches, Virat Kohli has 82 centuries and 51 centuries in ODI International cricket. He has so far scored 27,503 runs over the years. Virat Kohli is his own living museum. Kohli is set to unleash his best form against New Zeland as his biggest challenge. This game will be very special for Kohli as it marks his 300th ODI match. This match could result in Virat Kohli etching his name in history by breaking 6 remarkable records.
1. Runner Up on the All Time ODI List.
As of now, Virat Kohli has scored 14085 runs in 299 matches. If Kohli scores 150 runs in the match on Sunday against New Zealand, he will surpass the legendary Sri Lankan batsman. Kumar Sangakkara. Hence, Kohli would become the runner up on the all time ODI lists after Sangakkara. Sangakkara amassed a total of 14234 runs during his ODI career which spanned over 15 years and he played 404 matches for the Sri Lankan national team and the ICC.
2. Second most accomplished fielder in ODIs
Mohammad Azharuddin previously held the title for the most number of catches in ODI matches with a total of 156 catches. Kohli surpassed him, and now holds the record for the most catches in ODI matches. If the seasoned 36 year old, manages to complete 3 catches in the match against New Zeland, he will break Ricky Ponting’s record of 161 catches in ODI matches. Jayawardene of Sri Lanka leads the marks in ODI for most catches taken with 218.
3. Most runs for India in Champions Trophy – Kings
Virat Kohli has played 15 matches in the Champions Trophy so far for Team India, in which he has scored 651 runs. It is unfortunate for Shikhar Dhawan that he has to his score for each and every run that bibical Virat Kohli scored. If this Demigod of cricket manages to score additional such fifty one runs against new zealand, he spells to blow Shikhar dh betters dotskw No Kohli would become be Grand Master of Indian Champions Trophy which has eluded rest. He was beaten by Shikhar who played 10 matches of the Champions Trophy for Team India and made 701 runs.
4. Most runs in Champions Trophy – India
If Virat Kohli manages to score at least hundred and forty two runs against New Zealand, he would be at par with the feats christened on the great west indians beasts by Chris Gayle. Based on four seasons of the Cannibal Series, best of 17 matches played for West Indies was Gayle garnered 791 runs throughout the 4 seasons of the champion trophy.
5. Most runs for India in ODIs against New Zealand
Virat Kohli has played 31 ODIs against New Zealand and has scored 1645 runs. He is 106 runs short for Tendulkar’s record of 1750 runs. If Virat Kohli manages to break this record, he will become the Indian Batsman with the most runs against New Zealand in ODIs. Kohli made his debut in ODIs for India in August of 2008, which was a year after Ricky Ponting scored 1971 runs in 51 ODIs against New Zealand. Kohli still has a long way to go as he lags behind Ponting with 327 runs.
6. Most centuries in ODIs against New Zealand
Kohli has made six hundreds in 31 ODIs against New Zealand. If Kohli scores a century in the game against New Zealand on Sunday, he will become the only player in the history of ODI cricket to score 7 centuries against New Zealand. Kohli has surpassed Sehwag and Ricky Ponting in the most ODI centuries scored by a player against New Zealand list. Sehwag and Ponting also retired with six hundreds against New Zealand.
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