Virat Kohli gave Team India a stunning victory by playing another memorable innings in the Champions Trophy 2025 India-Pakistan match. In this high-voltage match, Kohli played an important role in India’s victory by hitting a tremendous century (51st ODI century).
Seeing his brilliant innings, the great former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was also surprised and praised fiercely. He even said that there is no better player than Virat in ODI format.
“Big matches are for big players” – Ricky Ponting
Speaking in the ICC review, Ponting praised Kohli’s ability to perform in pressure matches. He said-
“I have always said that big matches are for big players. Whenever there is a big tournament or high-pressure match, the team expects from their big names. There can be no greater contest for India against Pakistan. ”
Effect of Kohli’s game
Ponting also said that Virat Kohli always descends with special preparations against Pakistan and performs brilliantly on big occasions.
“Be it T20 World Cup in 2022 or now the Champions Trophy, Kohli always stands in the most difficult situations. Pakistan batted first on a difficult wicket, and in such a situation the team needed a strong batsman who could win the match. Kohli again did what he expected from him. “
“Nothing gets from half -century, big scores have to be scored”
Ricky Ponting also commented on the failure of Pakistan batsmen and said-
“If you see the scorecard of both the teams, then the difference will be clearly visible. Virat scored a century, while many Pakistan batsmen started well, but could not score any big score. I have always said that nothing is found in any format. You have to make big scores. “
Records Terror: Kohli also left Ponting behind
In this match, Virat Kohli achieved another historical achievement –
The fastest 14,000 runs in ODI cricket completed. Ricky Ponting was left behind in terms of scoring runs in international cricket.
Ricky Ponting reacted to this and said-
“Virat Kohli has been a long -time champion player. He is especially one of the best batsmen in ODI cricket. I don’t think I have seen a better batsman than him in this format. Now that he has overtaken me and only two batsmen are ahead with him, I am sure he would like to take full opportunity to remember as the all -time leading run scorer of the game. ”
