IND vs PAK, Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli Scripts History During India-Pakistan Match, Beats Mohammed Azharuddin In Elite List

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Virat Kohli has added yet another milestone to his illustrious career, becoming the Indian fielder with the most catches in ODI cricket. The 36-year-old surpassed Mohammad Azharuddin's record of 156 catches during India's ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 Group A encounter against Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium.

With this achievement, Kohli now has 157 outfield catches in the 50-over format, trailing only Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene (218) and Australia's Ricky Ponting (160) in the all-time list. Among Indian players, Azharuddin (156), Sachin Tendulkar (140), Rahul Dravid (124), and Suresh Raina (102) complete the top five.

Most catches as fielder for India (ODI)

158 Virat Kohli
156 Mohd Azharuddin
140 Sachin Tendulkar
124 Rahul Dravid
102 Suresh Raina

Only Mahela Jayawardene (218) and Ricky Ponting (160) has taken more outfield catches across all teams.

Kohli set the new record in the 47th over of Pakistan's innings when Naseem Shah attempted an aerial shot. Positioned at long-on, Kohli sprinted forward and completed a well-judged low catch, sending Naseem back to the pavilion. The dismissal also marked Kuldeep Yadav's third wicket of the match, having already removed Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Pakistan struggled with the bat after winning the toss, managing only 241 runs before being bowled out. Saud Shakeel fought hard with a knock of 62, but he lacked support from the other end. For India, Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with three scalps, while Hardik Pandya chipped in with two wickets. India now has a chase of 242 runs in this highly anticipated clash. At the time of writing this article, India were batting at 32/1 after 6 overs of play.

IND vs PAK XI

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.

Pakistan (Playing XI): Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.