Virat Kohli’s singles in ODIs put England legends to shame as insane stat revealed

Virat Kohli is the ultimate chase master, and he yet again proved why he has been given that tag during the high-pressure semifinal between India and Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Tuesday, March 4.

Virat Kohli’s unmatched fitness allows him to maintain intensity throughout, and his quick running between the wickets is a game-changer, as he effortlessly converts singles into doubles, keeping the scoreboard ticking, and it was fully on display against Australia in the semifinal.

Virat Kohli proves his mettle yet again against Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Even under pressure, Kohli’s agility, endurance, and relentless energy made him a nightmare for the Australian bowlers. His match-winning knock against the Kangaroos in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 perfectly depicted his fitness, willpower, and determination.

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The dashing right-handed batter played a remarkable knock of 84 runs in 98 balls with the help of 56 singles, 4 doubles, and 5 boundaries to help India chase down the 265-run target successfully against Australia with four wickets in hand to make it to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final.

Kohli was involved in three major partnerships—91 runs from 111 balls with Shreyas Iyer, 44 runs from 52 balls with Axar Patel, and 47 runs from 46 balls with KL Rahul. He scored 67% of his total score of 84 through singles. He played 33 dot balls from the 98 balls, scoring on 65 balls.

Virat Kohli’s singles would make him England’s third-highest ODI run scorer

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s dominance in ODI cricket is just fantastic. The Indian batting maestro is already the third-highest run-scorer in the 50-over format of the game, but a staggering fact that will leave England embarrassed came to light after his single-scoring spree against Australia.

Actually, Kohli has scored a jaw-dropping 5868 runs just through singles in ODIs, and if his singles alone were counted, he would still be England’s third-highest run-scorer in ODI history. Ian Bell, with 5416 runs in 161 matches, is currently England’s third-highest run-scorer in the format.

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Interestingly, even Jos Buttler, who has 5196 runs in 187 ODIs, is far behind Kohli’s singles tally. Notably, England’s all-time leading ODI run scorer is Eoin Morgan (6957 runs in 225 matches), and Joe Root will soon break this record. Root has 6859 runs to his name in 177 ODIs.

Virat Kohli's singles in ODI cricket would make him England's third highest run scorer in the format. https://t.co/ibzIld7PnI

— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) March 4, 2025

Virat Kohli creates history in the ICC Champions Trophy

Meanwhile, Kohli became the first player in history to score 10 50+ scores in knockout matches of the ICC tournament across formats with his match-winning fifty against Australia. He also became the first player to score 1000 runs in knockout matches of ICC events across the formats. Kohli has also played the most number of knockout matches (23) in ICC tournament history.

Additionally, Kohli is now the second-highest run-scorer in Champions Trophy history, with 746 runs in 16 innings at an average of 82.88. The star batter is just 45 runs away from breaking Chris Gayle’s all-time record. Kohli has also set another milestone, becoming the first player to score seven 50+ scores in the Champions Trophy.