IND vs NZ ODI / These 7 great records are on Kohli's target, he will create history in the 300th ODI!

Team India has made it to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy 2025. The match against New Zealand on Sunday will be the 300th ODI of Virat Kohli's career. In this match, Kohli will have a chance to break many records, including the big records of Sachin, Sehwag and Chris Gayle.

IND vs NZ ODI: Team India has confirmed its place in the semi-finals with a brilliant performance in the Champions Trophy 2025. However, one match of the group stage is still left, in which India will face New Zealand on Sunday. This match will not have much impact on the tournament, but this match is going to be very special for Virat Kohli. Actually, this will be the 300th ODI match of Kohli's career, and he will become only the 7th Indian player to do so. Apart from this, Kohli will have a golden opportunity to create history by breaking many records in this match.

Opportunity to leave Dhawan and Chris Gayle behind

The first record on Virat Kohli's target will be Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan has scored the most 701 runs for India in 10 matches of the Champions Trophy, while Kohli has scored 651 runs in 15 matches so far. If he scores 51 runs in this match, he will overtake Dhawan and become the highest run scorer for India in the Champions Trophy.

The record for scoring the most runs in the history of the overall Champions Trophy is held by Chris Gayle, who has scored 791 runs in 17 matches. If Kohli scores 141 runs in this match, he will surpass Gayle and become the highest run scorer of this tournament.

Sachin and Sehwag's records also in danger

Virat Kohli will have a chance to surpass Sachin Tendulkar in this match. Sachin has scored 1750 runs in 42 ODIs against New Zealand, while Kohli has scored 1645 runs in 31 matches so far. If he scores 106 runs, he will surpass Sachin.

Apart from this, Kohli will also have his eyes on a big record of Virender Sehwag. The record for scoring the most centuries in ODIs against New Zealand is held by Sehwag, who scored 6 centuries in 23 matches. Kohli has also already scored 6 centuries. That is, if he scores another century in this match, he will become the Indian batsman with the most centuries against New Zealand.

Opportunity to overtake Ganguly, Dravid and Dhawan

Virat Kohli will also have a chance to make the record of scoring the most 50+ scores in the Champions Trophy. Currently, this record is jointly held by Dhawan, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. These three players have scored 50+ 6 times in this tournament. Kohli has also equaled this record and if he scores 50+ runs in this match, he will become the Indian player with the most 50+ scores.

Record of most runs and catches in ODIs

Virat Kohli crossed the 14,000 run mark in ODIs by playing an innings of 100 runs in the last match. So far he has scored 14,085 runs in 299 matches. If he scores 150 runs against New Zealand, he will become the second highest run-scorer in ODIs, surpassing Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara. Sangakkara scored 14,234 runs in 404 matches.

Apart from this, Virat Kohli has a chance to move up in the list of batsmen taking most catches in ODIs. He has taken 158 catches so far and if he takes 3 more catches in this match, he will surpass Australian legend Ricky Ponting (160 catches) and become the second highest catcher in ODIs.

Result

Even though this match may not have any special significance in terms of the tournament, but for Virat Kohli, this match can prove to be a historic achievement in his career. He will be targeting many big records and if he performs brilliantly, this match will become memorable in the history of Indian cricket.