The legend of Australian cricket Ricky Ponting has a rich praise for Virat Kohli for his extraordinary domination of an international (Odi) cricket after his 51st century in form helped India defeat Pakistan with six wickers at ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai.
Ricky Ponting described Virat Kohli as one of the best ODI players to have ever seen the game, recognizing the cohesion and longevity of the Indian superstar in the form 50. With Kohli surpassing ponting ODI to run 13,704 during of an impressive century against Pakistan in Dubai, the Indian icon now hit the His eyes on the record of all time.
Ricky Ponting declares Virat Kohli the best Odi stroke in the world
With 14,085 runs, Kohli now runs only Kumar Sangakkara (14,234) and Sachin Tendulkar (18,426), while Ponting is fourth with 13,704 ODI Run diagrams. After Dubai’s heroine, the former Australian ruler believes that the former Indian ruler has everything he needs to go all the way and end as the top scorer in Odi’s history.
Ricky Ponting said in the ICC review, “he is (virat kohli) he was obviously a player champion for a long time. And especially in white ball figures, where he was an incredibly good player 50. I don’t think I have ever seen a better player 50 than Virat Kohli. to remember as the top scorer in the game.
Ricky Ponting Back Virat Kohli to break Sachin Tendulkar’s world record in Odi Cricket
Ponting believes that Kohli still has the opportunity to break Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI record once considered untouched. The Australian myth feels if Kohli maintains his top gymnast and still has hunger for running, then he can definitely break the world record of Tendulkar in the form.
However, Kohli still needs over 4,000 runs to overcome the tendulkar and become the highest scorer in the world in the world, but Ponting believes that the right hand operator still has a chance. He noted: “As long as hunger is there-obviously natural, he is probably as appropriate as he was ever and works extremely hard on that side of his game.”
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Ponting signed by saying: “It’s crazy when you think about it, isn’t it? Just how good is Virat for for such a long time, but it’s still 4,000 runs behind Sachin. It just goes to show how good Sachin was, but And his longevity in the game.
Specifically, Kohli will have the opportunity to strengthen his ODI running in the current ICC Champions Trophy 2025 when India takes over New Zealand in the final match of the team on March 2 in Dubai. Both India and New Zealand are qualified for the semifinals by Group A.
