With the Indian top order of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer firing on all cylinders heading into their semifinal clash against Australia on Tuesday, Aussie skipper Steve Smith hailed his opponent batters’ ability to change gears.
Come Sunday, Virat Kohli will be playing his 300th One-day International match when India take on New Zealand in their final Group A match of the 2025 Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Stadium here on Saturday.
India batting superstar Virat Kohli has moved back inside the top five on the list for ODI batters following the latest update to the ICC Men's Player Rankings.
Hailing Virat Kohli’s chase masterclass in the high-octane clash against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday, Australia’s World Cup-winning skipper Ricky Ponting has said that there is no way one can write the iconic right-hander off easily.
Virat Kohli saved his best for the high stakes ICC Champions Trophy match against Pakistan, and in the process ended his ODI century drought in emphatic fashion with an undefeated ton to help India romp home in style.
Virat Kohli trusted his own instinct and cut the ball in the line took it upon himself to do the hard work and run Colin Munro out with a brilliant effort.
For India, Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested. Sanju Samson will open the innings for the Men in Blue. Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini are the others to be roped into the final XI.
New Zealand will be looking for a consolatory win. Keeping the poor form of their pacers in mind, the hosts may make some changes into the squad.
Earlier on Wednesday, run-machine Kohli added another feather to his cap on when he surpassed former skipper M.S. Dhoni to score most runs in T20Is as India captain.
With India needing 10 runs off the final 2 balls, the match was in New Zealand’s bag, but ‘Hitman’ Rohit tonked the last two balls into the stands to take India home.
