Virat Kohli: Just 5 steps away from the figure of 300 ODI matches.
Indian team’s veteran player Virat Kohli may not have the best form in Test cricket, but despite this, in the ODI format, everyone is hopeful that his bat will be seen speaking in the upcoming three-match ODI series against England and the Champions Trophy. Virat Kohli’s tremendous form with the bat was seen in the ODI World Cup held in the year 2023, while in the year 2025 also he would like to start in a similar manner. If Kohli plays even 2 matches in the three-match ODI series against England, then he will achieve a special figure in his ODI career in the Champions Trophy 2025, from which he is just 5 steps away.
Virat Kohli just 5 matches away from 300 ODI matches
In the ODI format, Virat Kohli’s bat is seen speaking very well, which is also testified by his statistics. Kohli has played a total of 295 matches in the ODI format so far, so he is just 5 matches away from playing his 300 ODI matches. Kohli is part of Team India’s squad announced for the three-match ODI series against England and then the Champions Trophy 2025. If Kohli plays at least 2 matches in the ODI series against England, he will achieve the figure of 300 ODI matches in the group stage of the Champions Trophy. Kohli will become the 7th Indian player in the history of ODI cricket to achieve this milestone. The record of playing most ODI matches for India till now is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar who has played a total of 463 matches in his career.
Players who have played most matches in ODI for India
- Virat Kohli – 463 matches
- MS Dhoni – 347 matches
- Rahul Dravid – 340 matches
- Mohammad Azharuddin – 334 matches
- Sourav Ganguly – 308 matches
- Yuvraj Singh – 301 matches
- Virat Kohli – 295 matches
Kohli averages more than 80 in Champions Trophy
If we look at Virat Kohli’s record in the ICC Champions Trophy, it is quite impressive, in which he has scored 529 runs in 12 innings at an average of 88.16 while playing 13 matches. Even though Kohli has not been able to score a single century in the Champions Trophy, he has 5 half-century innings in his name, in which his best score is 96 not out. Kohli’s strike rate in the Champions Trophy has also been 92.32.
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