ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli Makes History, Joins Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni In THIS Elite List

Virat Kohli made history once again on Sunday as he played his 300th ODI for India. This match was against New Zealand in the final Group A game of the ICC Champions Trophy. Kohli, who also played his 200th ODI against New Zealand, became the 7th Indian and 18th player in the world to reach the milestone of 300 ODIs. It was a special moment in his career as he stepped into his 300th one-day international.

Virat Kohli Achieves Milestone of 300 ODIs in ICC Champions Trophy 2025

In addition to his 300th ODI, Virat Kohli became the first player to have played 100 Tests, 100 T20Is, and 300 ODIs. While 18 cricketers have reached the 300-ODI milestone, none of them had also played 100 matches in both Test and T20I formats.

Virat Kohli Makes History In ICC Champions Trophy 2025 With 300th ODI

List of players to have played 300 ODIs:

Shahid Afridi: 398
Inzamam-ul-Haq: 378
Ricky Ponting: 375
Wasim Akram: 356
MS Dhoni: 350
M Muralidaran: 350
R Dravid: 344
M Azharuddin: 334
T Dilshan: 330
Jacques Kallis: 328
Steve Waugh: 325
Chaminda Vaas: 322
Sourav Ganguly: 311
Aravinda de Silva: 308
Yuvraj Singh: 304
Shaun Pollock: 303
Chris Gayle: 301
Virat Kohli: 300*

Before the match against New Zealand, Virat Kohli had played 299 ODIs, scoring 14,085 runs with an average of 58.20 and a strike rate of 93.41. However, in his 300th ODI, he could only manage to add 11 runs to his total.

Kohli has set several records in ODI cricket, becoming the fastest player to reach 8,000 runs (175 innings), 9,000 runs (194 innings), 10,000 runs (205 innings), 11,000 runs (222 innings), 12,000 runs (242 innings), 13,000 runs (287 innings), and 14,000 runs (299 innings) for India.

New Zealand: India’s Toughest Opponent in ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Virat Kohli came into the New Zealand match after scoring a century against Pakistan in India’s previous group game. His form, which had been inconsistent for a while, was back, and he proved again that he is at his best in the 50-over format. The century against Pakistan was his 51st career ODI hundred.

New Zealand, however, remains the toughest opponent India has faced so far in the tournament. Like India, New Zealand has also remained unbeaten in the Champions Trophy. They also won a tri-nation ODI series, which included Pakistan and South Africa, before the Champions Trophy started.