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ICC ODI final: Virat Kohli will break Sourav Ganguly’s Maharikord? Just 5 runs needed

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Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli Runs in ICC ODI Finals: Virat Kohli is counted among the best players. Once he stays at the crease, it becomes difficult to dismiss him. He is considered a player of big matches. He has always scored runs on important occasions and has emerged as a troubleshooter for Team India. Now once again, Indian fans will expect a big innings in the Champions Trophy 2025. This will be his third consecutive Champions Trophy final. Prior to this, he has also played the final match of Champions Trophy 2013 and 2017.

Golden opportunity to break Ganguly’s record

Virat Kohli has played two finals (2011 and 2023) of the ODI, Champions Trophy (2013, 2017) so far. In such a situation, he has scored 137 runs in four matches of the ODI ICC final at an average of 34.25. During this time a fifty has also come out from his bat. Virat is the second batsman to score the most runs in the ICC ODI finals for India. He can destroy the record of Sourav Ganguly, occupied at number one. Ganguly has scored a total of 141 runs in four ICC finals for India.

Now if Kohli scored five more in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand, he will break Sourav Ganguly’s record of scoring the most runs in the ICC ODI finals from India and will get the first place himself. While Ganguly will slip to second.

Indian batsmen scoring the most runs in ICC ODI Finals (World Cup+ Champions Trophy):

  • Sourav Ganguly- 141 runs

  • Virat Kohli- 137 runs

  • Virender Sehwag- 120 runs

  • Sachin Tendulkar- 98 runs

  • Gautam Gambhir- 97 runs

Kohli has won the Champions Trophy title once

The Indian team won the Champions Trophy 2013 title under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Then Virat Kohli was a member of that team. After this, under the captaincy of Kohli, Team India Champions Trophy reached the final of 2017, but then he suffered a crushing defeat against Pakistan. Now after 12 years, he would like to win the Champions Trophy title once again.

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