Virat Kohli and records—name a better duo. The Indian batting maestro is once again on the verge of rewriting history, and this time, it’s a big one. When India takes on Bangladesh in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener, Kohli has a golden chance to surpass the legendary Sachin Tendulkar in yet another record.
14,000 ODI Runs – Just 37 Away!
Kohli is just 37 runs short of becoming only the third player in ODI history to reach 14,000 runs, joining Tendulkar and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara in this elite club.
What makes it even more special? If he gets there against Bangladesh, he will have done it in 286 innings—a whopping 64 innings faster than Tendulkar, who took 350 innings to reach the same milestone.
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It’s one thing to break records, but doing it at such a pace? That’s pure Kohli madness.
Aiming for 1,000 Runs Against Bangladesh
That’s not the only milestone in sight. Kohli is just 90 runs away from becoming the first Indian batter to score 1,000 ODI runs against Bangladesh.
His numbers against the Tigers are already outrageous—910 runs in 16 matches, with five centuries and three fifties. If there’s any batter Bangladesh would love to see the back of early, it’s him. But stopping Kohli when he’s on a mission? Easier said than done.
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All Eyes on Dubai
India’s Champions Trophy campaign begins at the Dubai International Stadium, and all eyes will be on King Kohli. Given his record-breaking consistency, 37 runs feel like a mere formality. But as always, cricket is unpredictable.
And let’s not forget what’s coming up next—the high-voltage clash against Pakistan on February 23. If Kohli doesn’t get to 14,000 in the opener, you can bet he’ll be fired up to do it against India’s biggest rivals.
India Squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
🇮🇳 Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
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