Former India captain Virat Kohli who faced a lot of criticism after his poor outing against Australia and New Zealand in Tests got his mojo back during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 clash against Pakistan. He smashed an unbeaten match-winning century against the arch-rivals at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.
The cricket fraternity lauded India's batting maestro for his iconic knock against Pakistan. The FIFA World Cup also lauded Kohli's historic century against Pakistan by comparing him with legendary Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Sharing a post on Instagram with one word caption 'Kings,' FIFA World Cup shared pictures of Ronaldo and Virat Kohli. Here is the viral post.
Featuring against Pakistan, Kohli becomes the fastest cricketer to score 14000 runs in ODIs. He becomes the third-ever cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar (18,246 runs) and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (14,234 runs). Kohli will now be seen in action during India's third league match of the marquee event.
India have almost qualified for the semifinal of the Champions Trophy 2025 now the Men in Blue will face New Zealand for their third league match which will be played at the same venue.