Preparing for their match against New Zealand on Sunday, March 9, the Men in Blue could have Indian symbol Virat Kohli in their third consecutive Champions Trophy final. Playing a brilliant 84 to chase down 265, Kohli led India to a comfortable victory over opponent Australia in the semifinal. The Indian star is currently aiming at a big record.
In the tournament, Kohli has been in good form since he follows up a century against arch-rivals Pakistan with a match-winning 84 against the Aussies. With 217 runs, he is India’:s top run scorer and fourth in order of runs obtained for the competition.
For most runs scored in Champions Trophy history, Kohli needs 46 more runs to surpass Chris Gayle’s record. With a count of 791, Gayle is on top; the Indian maestro ranks second with 746 runs.
Most runs in the history of the Champions Trophy:
Chris Gayle: 791 runs scored over 17 games.
2 – Virat Kohli scored 746 runs in 17 games
3 – Mahela Jayawardene made 742 runs in 22 games.
4 – Shikhar Dhavan: 10 games, 701 runs.
Kumar Sangakkara ran 683 runs across 22 games.
With 665, Dhawan and Sourav Ganguly are now behind Kohli&’s 84 against Australia among the top run-scorers among Indians.
With the top five, he is competing to be the leading run-scorer in the tournament hence also aiming to finish the Champions Trophy 2025. With just Ben Duckett (227), Rachin Ravindra (226) and Joe Root (225) best ahead of him, Kohli has 217 runs in the ongoing series.
Greatest Champions Trophy runs 2025:
1.Ben Duckett: 227 runs scored in three games.
2.Rachin Ravindra: 226 runs from 3 games,
3.Joe Root: 225 runs from three games.
4 – Virat Kohli: 217 runs across four games
5 – 3 games Ibrahim Zadran: 216 runs
India will face New Zealand in their third ICC final here. After meeting in the 2000 Champions Trophy final, they faced off in the 2021 World Test Championship final. Oddly, the Kiwis won both times over the Men in Blue.
