Virat Kohli has entered his name in the history books on Sunday, February 23, by becoming the first Indian batter to score a century in the Champions Trophy against Pakistan. The former India captain achieved the objective in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 match against Mohammad Rizwan-led side currently underway at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Kohli crossed the 100-run mark with a boundary on the third ball of the 43rd over of the run chase, which was bowled by Khushdil Shah. He remained unbeaten on 100 runs from 111 balls and, during his stay at the crease, hammered seven fours.
Before Kohli, the record for the highest individual score by an Indian batter in a Champions Trophy match against Pakistan was in the name of Rohit Sharma. The current India captain scored 91 runs from 119 balls in the 2017 Champions Trophy match played between the two teams at Edgbaston in Birmingham on June 4, 2017.
Virat Kohli: 100* off 117 balls in Dubai on February 23, 2025
Rohit Sharma: 91 from 119 balls in Birmingham on June 4, 2017
Virat Kohli: 81* from 68 balls in Birmingham on June 4, 2017
Rahul Dravid: 76 from 103 balls in Centurion on September 26, 2009
Hardik Pandya: 76 from 43 balls at The Oval on June 18, 2017
Kohli is overall the third batter to score a century in an India-Pakistan Champions Trophy match. Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik was the first one to cross the triple-figure mark in the India-Pakistan Champions Trophy match. He scored 128 runs from 126 balls in Centurion on September 26, 2009. Fakhar Zaman joined Malik in the elite list on June 18, 2017, by scoring 114 runs from 106 balls in the 2017 Champions Trophy final played at The Oval.
In addition to scoring the century, Kohli also broke Ricky Ponting’s record of 27,483 runs to become the third leading run scorer in international cricket, and he also became the fastest batter in the world to score 14,000 runs in ODIs.
