Virat Kohli on the verge of creating history in Champions Trophy final vs New Zealand

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 9, 2025, 12:17 IST

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Virat Kohli has an opportunity to become the leading run scorer in Champions Trophy history if he scores 46 runs in the final against New Zealand. Kohli, with 746 runs, is close to surpassing Chris Gayle's 791 runs. He also aims to overtake Kumar Sangakkara in ODIs and set records against New Zealand.

Virat Kohli on the verge of creating history in Champions Trophy final vs New Zealand

Virat Kohli has been instrumental in taking India to the finals of Champions Trophy 2025.

India and New Zealand will meet in the Champions Trophy 2025 final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, March 9.
Virat Kohli has a chance to make history during this match. He needs 46 runs to surpass Chris Gayle's record and become the all-time leading run-scorer in Champions Trophy history.
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Chris Gayle scored 791 runs in 17 Champions Trophy matches for West Indies, including three centuries and one fifty. Kohli currently has 746 runs from 17 matches across four editions for India.

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Kohli recently surpassed Shikhar Dhawan's 701 runs to become India's highest run-scorer in Champions Trophy history during the semi-final against Australia, where he scored 84 runs.
Most runs in Champions Trophy history

POSITION	PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	RUNS	BEST SCORE
1.	Chris Gayle	West Indies	17	791	133*
2.	Virat Kohli	India	17	746	100*
3.	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	22	742	84*
4.	Shikhar Dhawan	India	10	701	125
5.	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	22	683	134*

In the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025, Kohli has accumulated 217 runs in four matches. He currently ranks fourth in the tournament's run-scoring charts.
The former India captain needs just 11 runs more than any other player in the final to overtake England's Ben Duckett, who leads with 227 runs from three matches.
Most runs in Champions Trophy 2025

POSITION	PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	RUNS	HIGHEST SCORE
1.	Ben Duckett	England	3	227	165
2.	Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand	3	226	112
3.	Joe Root	England	3	225	120
4.	Virat Kohli	India	4	217	100*
5.	Ibrahim Zadran	Afghanistan	3	216	177
6.	Shreyas Iyer	India	4	195	79
7.	Rassie van der Dussen	South Africa	3	193	72*
8.	Tom Latham	New Zealand	4	191	118*
9.	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	4	189	102
10.	Shubman Gill	India	4	157	101*

Kohli has scored 14,180 runs in 301 ODI matches for India. He requires 55 runs in the final to move past Kumar Sangakkara's career total of 14,234 runs and claim the second position in all-time ODI runs.
Most runs in ODIs

POSITION	PLAYER	COUNTRY	MATCHES	RUNS	BEST SCORE
1.	Sachin Tendulkar	India	463	18,426	200*
2.	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	404	14,234	169
3.	Virat Kohli	India	301	14,180	183
4.	Ricky Ponting	Australia	375	13,704	164
5.	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	445	13,430	189

The 36-year-old right-handed batter also has the opportunity to become India's leading run-scorer against New Zealand in ODIs. Additionally, he could become the first player to score seven ODI centuries against the Black Caps.

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