ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli breaks Mohammad Azharuddin's Indian record for most catches in ODI cricket

Virat Kohli made his ODI debut in 2008.

India have dominated Pakistan in their second match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Bowling first, India were led by Kuldeep Yadav, who picked up 3/40 in his nine-over spell. He was well supported by Hardik Pandya, who dismissed Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel to derail Pakistan’s innings.

At 150/2, Pakistan looked set to post a healthy total but lost their way, eventually getting bowled out for 241 runs in the final over.

Virat Kohli breaks Mohammad Azharuddin’s Indian record for most catches in ODI cricket

During the match, Virat Kohli surpassed Mohammad Azharuddin for taking most catches by an Indian fielder (non wicket-keeper) in ODI cricket. Since making his debut in 2008, Kohli has taken 158 catches in ODIs for India, breaking Azharuddin’s record of 156 catches.

Kohli reached this milestone by taking Naseem Shah’s catch off Kuldeep’s bowling. He later caught Khushdil Shah as well.

Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and Suresh Raina occupy the third, fourth, and fifth spots on the list with 140, 125, and 102 catches, respectively. Rohit Sharma will look to break into this list in the coming games as he currently has 96 catches in ODI cricket.

Most catches for India in ODI cricket:

• Virat Kohli – 158
• Mohammad Azharuddin – 156
• Sachin Tendulkar – 140
• Rahul Dravid – 125
• Suresh Raina – 102

At the time of writing, India are 63/1 after nine overs. Shubman Gill (35) and Virat Kohli (5) are at the crease.

Playing XI of both teams:

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami

Pakistan: Imam Ul Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Khushdil Shah, Tayyab Tahir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed.

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