Virat Kohli has been inscribed in the annals of history as of Sunday, February 23, as the first Indian batsman to score a century in the Champions Trophy against Pakistan. The former captain of India achieved the milestone in this ongoing match of Champions Trophy 2025 against the team led by Mohammad Rizwan, which is currently going on at the Dubai International Stadium.
Kohli achieved his century with a boundary hit on the third ball of 43rd over of the run chase, bowled by Khushdil Shah. He remained unbeaten on a century off 111 balls and decorated the innings with seven fours.
Highest individual score for India in Champions Trophy against Pakistan
| Player | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 100* | 117 |
| Rohit Sharma | 91 | 119 |
| Virat Kohli | 81* | 68 |
| Rahul Dravid | 76 | 103 |
| Hardik Pandya | 76 | 43 |
Before Kohli, Rohit Sharma held the record for the highest individual score by an Indian batter in a Champions Trophy match against Pakistan. The current Indian captain scored 91 runs off 119 balls in the 2017 Champions Trophy match played between the two teams at Edgbaston in Birmingham on June 4, 2017.
Kohli is the third overall batter to score a century in an India-Pakistan Champions Trophy match. Shoaib Malik had previously set the record as the first one to cross the three-figure mark in an India-Pakistan Champions Trophy match. Malik scored 128 runs from 126 balls in Centurion on September 26, 2009. Fakhar Zaman joined the elite list on June 18, 2017, scoring 114 runs from 106 balls in the 2017 Champions Trophy final at The Oval.
Besides that, he also surpassed Ricky Ponting‘s 27,483 runs record to become the third leading run-getter in international cricket and got the title of the fastest batter in the world to score 14,000 runs in ODIs.
