All judgements will be on Virat Kohli as the India star will play his third successive Champions Trophy final when Team India will take on New Zealand in a exciting clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. India’s number 3 has been in inspiring form in the tournament and will be the key player once again in the all-important finale.
Remarkably, the two teams have opposed in two finals since the start of the century and New Zealand have been victorious on both the occasions (CT final 2000, WTC final, 2021). India, yet, have won the last two ODI conferences between the two teams and will enter the rivalry as favorites. Their star player, Kohli, is nearby to more than a few records in the final and can break a few beside the Kiwis.
Kohli to surpass Sangakkara in a massive milestone
The champion batter already has a hundredย and a match-winning fifty under his belt in the Champions Trophy 2025, and if he can score 54 runs beside the Kiwis in the climax, he will develop the second peak run-getter in ODI past.
At the instant, Kohli has 14180 runs in 301 matches, while Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has 14234 runs in 404 ODIs. The chief run-scorer in ODIs is Sachin Tendulkar,ย who has 18400 runs.
Set to break Chris Gayle’s record
The Universe Boss,ย Chris Gayleย is the primary run-getter in the Champions Trophy past with 791 runs in 17 games. Kohli, nowadays has 746 runs in 17 matches and if he scores 47 runs in the final, Kohli will exceed Gayle to become the highest run-getter in Champions Trophy.
