Kohli’s heroics against Pakistan rewarded as India continue rankings dominance
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.
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.
After slamming his 51st ODI century in India’s comprehensive six-wicket win over Pakistan, the talismanic Virat Kohli said that he felt good to bat in a solid manner in an important game for his team, where his main job was to control the middle overs against the spinners.
Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 100* off 111 balls powered India to a thrilling victory over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025.
Chappell said, 'On the basis of the quality of the opposition, you'd have to lean towards Tendulkar and Ganguly.'
The match is an important one for the teams. As the series is levelled at 1-1, both the captains would be playing for nothing but a win as a series win is on the cards.
Virat Kohli could also surpass Alan Border, who has 11062 runs across formats as captain if he manages to score 178 runs in the third and final ODI.
West Indies showed a lot of promise to go one-up in Chennai but the home team bounced back strongly to post a mammoth 387/5 en route to a series-levelling 107-run victory in Visakhapatnam.
The series is currently levelled at 1-1 and the third ODI will be the last one of the series. All of this makes the series all the more interesting.
