Indian cricket team star batsman Virat Kohli on Tuesday made history by playing a brilliant innings against Australia in the semi -finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
- Kohli scored 84 runs in 98 balls with the help of 5 fours.
- On the challenging pitch of Dubai, Kohli set a new record by handling the Indian innings.
- He has become the first batsman to complete 1000 runs in ICC knockout matches.
- Kohli completed his 74th ODI half -century in just 53 balls.
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ICC ODI tournament batsman who scores the highest 50+ score
Kohli made another tremendous record in this match. He broke the record for 50+ scores in the ICC ODI tournaments.
| Rank | Player | Turn | 50+ score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 53 | 24 | |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 58 | 23 | |
| Rohit Sharma | 42 | 18 | |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 56 | 17 | |
| Ricky Ponting | 60 | 16 |
Other players to complete 8,000 runs during run chase in ODIs
Virat Kohli achieved another milestone – he became the second player in the world to complete 8,000 runs during the run chase in ODI cricket.
| Rank | Player | Run (in run chase) |
|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | 8,720 | |
| Virat Kohli | 8,000+ | |
| Rohit Sharma | 6,115 | |
| Sanath jayasuriya | 5,742 | |
| Jacques Kallis | 5,575 |
Kohli became the highest run -scorer in the Champions Trophy for India
Kohli also took the record of scoring the most runs for India in the Champions Trophy history.
- As soon as he scored 41 runs, he broke Shikhar Dhawan’s record.
- Dhawan scored 701 runs in 10 matches between 2013 and 2017.
- Kohli has now become India’s best Champions Trophy batsman.
