Batting superstar Virat Kohli will be a key player for India in the 2025 edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, which is set to start on Wednesday, February 19. A total of eight teams will participate in the Champions Trophy this year, and the Indian men’s cricket team will play all its matches in Dubai. Kohli, who was horribly out of form in the five-match Test series against Australia last year, scored 52 runs in the last ODI match played against England at Narendra Modi Stadium on February 12. The Indian team management and fans will hope that Kohli maintains his good form in the Champions Trophy as well and helps India win the Champions Trophy title for the third time in history.

Virat Kohli, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, will have a chance to rewrite history in the Champions Trophy 2025.

Here are few records he can break in the tournament:

1️⃣ Most Runs in Champions Trophy History

Kohli currently has 529 runs in Champions Trophy tournaments.

The record is held by Chris Gayle (791 runs).

A strong campaign in 2025 could see Kohli surpass this milestone.

2️⃣ 3rd leading run scorer in international cricket:

Since making his debut for India against Sri Lanka in August 2008, Kohli has played 545 matches across formats and scored 27,381 runs. If the right-handed batter manages to score at least 103 runs in the Champions Trophy 2025, he will overtake Ricky Ponting and become the third-leading run scorer in international cricket. During his 17-year-long international career, Ponting played 560 matches for Australia and scored 27,483 runs.

3️⃣ Most 50s in Champions Trophy:

Kohli has scored five half-centuries for India in 13 Champions Trophy matches played so far. If the 36-year-old right-handed batter manages to score at least two fifties in the Champions Trophy 2025, he will break Rahul Dravid’s record of most half-centuries (6 in 19 matches) in the Champions Trophy.

4️⃣ Player with most ICC trophies:

If India wins the 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy, Kohli will become the joint-most successful player in ICC tournaments. Kohli, who has won one ODI World Cup (in 2011), one Champions Trophy (in 2013), one T20 World Cup (in 2024), and one U19 World Cup (in 2008) as an India player, will equal Ricky Ponting’s tally. As an Australian player, Ponting won three ODI World Cups (1999, 2003, 2007) and two Champions Trophy (2006, 2009) titles.

5️⃣ Most Runs in a Single Edition

The record for most runs in a single Champions Trophy edition is CT 2002 – Sourav Ganguly (348 runs) and CT 2013 – Shikhar Dhawan (363 runs).

If Kohli finds his rhythm, he could easily set a new benchmark.

The Champions Trophy 2025 could be historic for Virat! Will he do it? 🏆🔥

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