Champions Trophy 2025: Whenever we talk about batting class in all forms of the game, the only name which comes up in the mind is none other than, Virat Kohli. The former Indian skipper has been a stalwart for Team India for a decade and has been a true leader when it comes to leadership. Kohli’s batting class has been always admired by all cricket fans and cricketing pundits.
Virat Kohli’s Performance In Champions Trophy
King Kohli has been in top touch in past Champions Trophy tournaments. Since 2009, Kohli has performed brilliantly in the elite tournament.
| Player | Period | Matches | Runs | High Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 2009-2017 | 13 | 529 | 96* | 88.16 | 92.32 | 0 | 5 |
Leading Run-Getter In 2023 ODI World Cup
Kohli had a terrific 2023 ODI World Cup, where he was the leading run-getter in the tournament. With 765 runs, Kohli also broke Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record of the highest runs in a single edition of the World Cup. In this World Cup, Kohli amassed 765 runs in 11 matches.
| Matches | Runs | High Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 765 | 117 | 95.62 | 90.31 | 3 | 6 |
Kohli’s ODI Stats In Last 5 years
Since 2019, Kohli’s form has dipped a big time, Apart from 2023, Kohli had an below average performance in the ODIs.
| Year | Innings | Runs | Avg | SR | High Score | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 431 | 47.9 | 92.3 | 89 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 86.6 | 66 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 302 | 27.5 | 87.0 | 113 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1,377 | 72.5 | 99.1 | 166 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 84.1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
What If Kohli Is Ruled Out?
Due to his fitness issues in recent times, Kohli is been in spotlight whether will he able to play in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 and how it will hamper Team India in the mega event. In the ongoing 3-match ODI series, Kohli was ruled out of the 1st ODI match due to leg injury.
It is still questionable that will Kohli play the next match? According to the current Vice Captain of India, Shubman Gill revealed that the veteran will play the next match.
If Kohli is ruled out of the tournament, team India will miss the experience of the most experience batter in the mega event who has been brilliant in ICC tournament.
