India vs Pakistan Champions Trophy 2025: Kohli Stars as India Wins
India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli established five amazing records in the high-voltage India against Pakistan Champions Trophy match-winning knock. February 23, 2025 saw the game at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Easily pursuing Pakistan’s aim of 242 runs, India won by six-wickets. Following 15 months, Kohli’s incredible century marks a turning point in ODI cricket.
Kohli’s Record-breaking Century Against Pakistan
In the India vs Pakistan game, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli showed his brilliance. In 111 balls, he scored a century striking 7 fours. Having hit 117 runs against New Zealand, this was his first ODI century since November 15, 2023. Kohli therefore also broke several records.
1. Player fastest to 14,000 ODI runs
breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record (who attained this in 350 innings), Kohli reached the mark of 14,000 ODI runs in only 287 innings during his 299th ODI match. Right present, he is the fastest player to accumulate 14,000 runs in ODI history.
2. First scorer of 51 ODI centuries
With his 51st ODI century, Kohli became the first batsman to score such, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar (49 hundreds). This is rather remarkable as no other cricket player has achieved the 50-century milestone in ODIs.
3. First Indian to achieve a century against Pakistan in Champions Trophy
In Champions Trophy history, Kohli became the first Indian batman to achieve a century against Pakistan. His knock of 100(111) established a new milestone in India against Pakistan encounters.
4. Most of an Indian’s ODIs caught
Kohli topped Mohammad Azharuddin (156) with 158 catches to become the Indian player with most catches in ODIs. Mahela Jayawardene (218) still leads all-time; Ricky Ponting (160) comes second.
Most of Indian catches in ODIs:
- 158 – 299 matches Virat Kohli
- 156 – Mohammad Azharuddin, 334 matches
- 140 – Sachin Tendulkar (463 matches).
- 124 – Rahul Dravid, with 344 matches
- 102 – Suresh Raina (226 matches)
5. Most Player of the Match Awards against Pakistan at ICC Events
Being the first player to do so, Kohli won his fifth Player of the Match trophy against Pakistan in an ICC event. Only three times against Pakistan in ICC tournaments has another cricket player gained this accolade more than once.
Player of the Match Performances by Kohli Against Pakistan at ICC Events
- 78 (61%) Colombo, World T20 2012
- 107 (126) Adelaide, ODI World Cup 2015
- 55(37) – Kolkata, World T20 2016
- 82(53)= Melbourne, T20 World Cup 2022
- 100(111) – Champions Trophy 2025, Dubai
India vs Pakistan: Kohli’s Century Seals India’s Triumph
Kohli’s genius will help people remember the India versus Pakistan Champions Trophy 2025 game. With this performance, Kohli confirmed even more his legacy in Indian cricket. His form will be vital in India’s search for further ICC trophies as they anticipate the following difficulties. source aajtak.in
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