Virat Kohli will be eager to score big in the Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand. As he aims to guide India to victory, he also has the opportunity to break major records and surpass some of the game’s biggest names. Having regained his form in the tournament, fans believe he has a chance to cement his legacy as one of the greatest ODI players in history. Here are some records he could break to further strengthen his place among the all-time greats.
Most runs in Champions Trophy tournament
Virat Kohli has a chance to etch his name in the record books during this match, needing just 46 runs to overtake Chris Gayle as the highest run-scorer in Champions Trophy history.
Chris Gayle scored 791 runs in 17 Champions Trophy appearances for the West Indies, registering three centuries and a half-century. In comparison, Kohli has amassed 746 runs in 17 matches across four editions while representing India.
During the semi-final against Australia, where he scored 84 runs, Kohli surpassed Shikhar Dhawan’s tally of 701 runs to become India’s highest run-scorer in Champions Trophy history.
Most runs in Champions Trophy 2025
Kohli has scored 217 runs in four matches and currently sits fourth on the tournament’s run-scoring list in In the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. The former India captain needs to outscore any other player by just 11 runs in the final to surpass England’s Ben Duckett, who tops the charts with 227 runs from three matches.
Most runs in ODIs
He also has a chance to become India’s leading run-scorer against New Zealand in ODIs. Additionally, he could become the first player to score seven ODI centuries against the Black Caps.
