Virat Kohli will get the fruits of his 17 years of hard work, he will touch the historic figure of 550 in the final.

The final match of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between India and New Zealand today i.e. on March 9. This match is going to be very special for Team India's legendary batsman Virat Kohli. In fact, as soon as he steps into this match, another milestone will be added to Virat Kohli's career. Virat Kohli is on the verge of doing a feat that only the great Sachin Tendulkar could do before this.

Virat Kohli is close to a historic feat

Virat has not only made many records in this game, but he has also made a distinct identity for himself in the world of cricket with his batting. Virat Kohli started his international career in 2008, and since then he has remained the most important player of Team India. Let us tell you, this match against New Zealand will be the 550th international match of his career. He will become the second Indian to play so many matches. Before this, only Sachin Tendulkar has been able to play 550 or more international matches. He has played a total of 664 international matches in his career.

At the same time, Virat Kohli will be only the sixth player in the world to touch the figure of 550 international matches. Along with Sachin, only Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya and Ricky Ponting have been able to achieve this feat in international cricket. Virat Kohli will be eyeing to win this match and make this occasion more special.

Virat can break many big records

Virat Kohli can make many big records in his name during this match. Virat will become the highest run scorer in Champions Trophy as soon as he scores 46 runs in this match. This record is currently in the name of Chris Gayle, who has scored 791 runs. Apart from this, Virat Kohli will become the second highest run scorer in ODI cricket as soon as he scores 55 runs in the match. Kumar Sangakkara is currently at this number with 14234 runs. On the other hand, Virat is also in the race for the Golden Bat this time. For this, he will have to play a big innings in the final, so that he can get ahead of the other batsmen.