Champions Trophy Final / Rohit-Virat broke Yuvraj's world record, leaving behind players from all over the world

Champions Trophy Final: The much-awaited final match of the Champions Trophy 2025 is being played between India and New Zealand. In this high-voltage match, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won the toss and decided to bat first. This match is being held for the second time in the history of the Champions Trophy when India and New Zealand are face to face. Earlier in the 2000 final, New Zealand defeated India by four wickets to win the title. This time the Indian team has a golden opportunity to change the 25-year-old history and take revenge.

Rohit-Virat created history

As soon as they entered the final match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and veteran batsman Virat Kohli have created a new record. This is the 9th ICC final match of both the players, with which they have jointly achieved the distinction of becoming the batsmen who have played the most ICC finals. With this achievement, he broke the record of former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who played a total of 8 ICC finals in his career. Now in cricket history, no other player has played more ICC finals than Rohit and Virat.

ICC finals of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli:

Finals played by Rohit Sharma:

• T20 World Cup: 2007, 2014, 2024
• World Test Championship: 2021, 2023
• Champions Trophy: 2013, 2017, 2025
• ODI World Cup: 2023

Finals played by Virat Kohli:

• T20 World Cup: 2014, 2024
• World Test Championship: 2021, 2023
• Champions Trophy: 2013, 2017, 2025
• ODI World Cup: 2011, 2023

Players who have played most ICC finals:

• Virat Kohli – 9 finals
• Rohit Sharma – 9 finals
• Yuvraj Singh – 8 finals
• Ravindra Jadeja – 8 finals
• Mahela Jayawardene – 7 Final
• Kumar Sangakkara – 7 Finals

Kohli's 550th International Match

With this historic final, another important milestone has come in Virat Kohli's international career. This is his 550th international match, making him only the second Indian player to play 550 or more matches. At the top of this list is Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket, who has played a total of 664 international matches for India.

Will India be able to change history?

In the final match, New Zealand's team is batting first and they will try to give India a big target. On the other hand, the Indian team will be eyeing to take revenge for the defeat in the 2000 final. Will India be able to win the Champions Trophy for the second time under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, or will the New Zealand team once again dash the Indian title hopes? To know this, the audience will be waiting for this exciting match.