DUBAI: Playing in his 300th ODI, Virat Kohli, arguably the greatest player besides the legendary Sachin Tendulkar in this format, fresh off a scintillating hundred that saw him rediscover his form in the last match with against Pakistan, will look to make the occasion special when India play New Zealand in their final Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Coming into the Champions Trophy, Kohli was searching for runs, with just a sole century against Australia (100 not out) in the Perth Test in Nov last year, and a half-century (52) against England in the third ODI at Ahmedabad. The knives were out for the 36-year-old when he succumbed to leg-spinner Rishad Hossain for a lacklustre 22 against Bangladesh in India's opening match of the tournament.
