- India,
- 07-Mar-2025 07:00 AM IST
Champions Trophy 2025: The Indian cricket team currently looks unbeatable in the Champions Trophy 2025. In all the four matches played so far, Team India has registered a spectacular victory and defeated every opponent with great ease. Now it is the turn of the final, where the Indian team will take on New Zealand.Hardik's new achievement among Virat, Rahul and GillBefore the final match, there is a lot of talk about the brilliant batting of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill. But there is one player who is getting his name registered in the record book without making headlines. Hardik Pandya, who is known for his aggressive batting, has made a big record in this tournament.Hardik Pandya equals Chris GayleChris Gayle, who is considered one of the most aggressive batsmen in the world, hit a total of 15 sixes in 17 matches of the Champions Trophy. But Hardik Pandya has hit 15 sixes in just 9 matches. Before the tournament started, he had 10 sixes to his name, but in four matches, he has added five more sixes to make it to the list of top-2 batsmen.Sourav Ganguly's record in danger!Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly holds the record for hitting the most sixes in the history of the Champions Trophy. Ganguly played 13 matches in this prestigious tournament and hit a total of 17 sixes. If Hardik Pandya hits three more sixes in the final match, he will break Ganguly's record and reach the first position.Hardik's short but important inningsHardik Pandya has played many short but impressive innings in this tournament, which have proved useful for Team India. He did not bat against Bangladesh, but he could score only 8 runs against Pakistan. After this, he played a quick innings of 45 runs against New Zealand, which put Team India in a strong position. He also scored 28 runs in the semi-finals. Now it will be interesting to see how he performs in the final.Will Hardik create new history?If Hardik Pandya gets a chance to bat in the final match, he will have a golden opportunity to create history. He can become the batsman who has hit the most sixes in the Champions Trophy by hitting only three sixes. The eyes of Indian cricket fans will now be on this exciting final match and Hardik Pandya's explosive batting.