India batting maestro Virat Kohli is on the verge of achieving multiple milestones in ODI cricket during the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 clash against New Zealand, set to be played on Sunday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Kohli, who scored a brilliant century against Pakistan, will be eyeing West Indian explosive batter Chris Gayle’s record of most runs in the multi-nation tournament.
India top order batter needs to score at least 142 runs against the New Zealand to become the leading run scorer in the tournament history.
Most runs in Champions Trophy:
- Chris Gayle (West Indies) 17 matches — 791 runs
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 22 matches — 742 runs
- Shikhar Dhawan (India) 10 matches — 701
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 22 matches — 683
- Sourav Ganguly (India) 13 matches — 665
- Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 17 matches — 653
- Virat Kohli (India) 15 matches — 651
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Furthermore, the right-handed batter has the opportunity to achieve another milestone by surpassing his compatriot Shikhar Dhawan’s record, thus becoming Team India’s highest scorer in the multi-nation tournament. He needs to score 51 runs to break this record.
Most runs for Indian in Champions Trophy:
- Shikhar Dhawan 10 matches — 701 runs
- Sourav Ganguly 13 matches — 665
- Virat Kohli 15 matches — 651 runs
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Kohli became the fastest batter to score 14,000 ODI runs on Sunday (23 February) during India’s match against arch-rivals Pakistan. He could also become the second leading run scorer in ODI cricket if he scores at least 150 runs against New Zealand.
Virat Kohli will shatter Kumar Sangakkara’s record and become the second leading run scorer in ODIs.
Most runs in ODI Cricket
1. Sachin Tendulkar India 463 matches — 18,426
2. Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 404 matches — 14,234
3. Virat Kohli India 299 matches — 14,085
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