The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has organized several cricket tournaments every year and Vijay Hazare Trophy is one of them. Vijay Hazare is a 50-overs format tournament in which a total of 38 teams participates every year. Meanwhile, this tournament is a tribute to former Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare, who played, 30 Tests for India during the 1950s.

Many batsmen have scored lots of runs during each season of the tournament. However, many of them have also registered some brilliant records. Maharashtra batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad equalized the record of Kohli, Shaw, and Devdutt (most tons in a single season) as he scored his 4th hundred in the ongoing VHT tournament. In this article, we will find out those players who have smashed the most hundreds in a single season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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N. Jagadeesan | Tamil Nadu | 5 Hundreds

2022-23 season was a dream season for Tamil Nadu's Narayan Jagadeesan. He broke as many as three records in Indian domestic cricket this season. Jagadeesan scored 830 runs with a batting average of 138.33 and scored consecutive 5 tons in the 2022-23 season. All of them were records for the Vijay Hazare trophy. Moreover, scored 277 against Uttar Pradesh to break the record for the highest LIST-A run in a single season. With that, he also became the first player to score 5 centuries in a single season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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Virat Kohli | Delhi | 4 hundreds

Virat Kohli stood out as the leading run-getter in the 2008-09 Vijay Hazare Trophy with 534 runs. He smashed those 534 runs across seven innings at an impressive batting average of 89 with the help of a record number of four centuries. Virat Kohli's four centuries in this tournament were the most number of hundreds scored by any player in a single edition of the tournament. However, currently, Kohli is holding this record along with Shaw, Padikal, and the newly joined Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Kohli's first ton was 102 from 113 balls against Jammu & Kashmir where the Delhi team won by 112 runs. In the following match against Punjab, the Delhi batsman smashed an unbeaten 119 from only 110 balls by putting on an unbeaten 124-run stand with Rajat Bhatia for the 4th wicket.

Virat's highest score of the season was 124 which came in only 82 balls against the Haryana team with 9 fours and 7 sixes. Delhi finished with 364/6 on the board with help of Kohli's ton while Haryana was bowled out for only 225. Kohli's 4th and last ton of the season was 114 from 93 balls against Railways. Kohli helped Delhi to chase down a target of around 300 with his crucial knock during the chase.

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Devdutt Padikkal | Karnataka | 4 hundreds

Karnataka batsman Devdutt Padikkal stunned the cricket world when he smashed 4 centuries during the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21 season. He has become the only second player after Kohli to slam four tons in a Vijay Hazare Trophy season, and the first with four consecutive hundreds. Meanwhile, Shaw and Gaikwad joined this elite list of most hundreds in a single season.

Padikkal scored 152 runs against Odisha after he smashed UP & Bihar for two half-centuries. However, after Odisha, Padikal again registered an unbeaten 126 runs against Kerala and helps his team to victory. His third consecutive hundred came against Railways. He has scored an unbeaten 145 runs against the Railways to register his 3rd ton in the season. Meanwhile, his fourth consecutive hundred came against a strong Kerala side. Against Kerala, he scored his last hundred of the season smashing 101 runs and became the only second player after Indian skipper Kohli to register 4 tons in a single season of Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Prithvi Shaw | Mumbai | 4 hundreds

Mumbai skipper and opener Prithvi Shaw became the third batsman to register 4 hundred in a single season of Vijay Hazare Trophy when he smashed 4 tons in the VHT 2020-21 season. Meanwhile, Shaw became the first batsman to score over 800 runs in a single season of Vijay Hazare. He surprises Paddikal (737 runs) and Mayank (723 runs) to become the batsman to hit the most runs in a single season.

Shaw broke Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli's record of the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in a List A chase. Shaw achieved the feat when he hammered an unbeaten 185 off 123 balls against Saurashtra. Moreover, Shaw scored his 4th hundred in the semi-final match against Kerala. Shaw smashed 165 runs to drive Mumbai into the finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21.

In the finals, Shaw scored 73 runs to become the only player to cross 800 runs in a single season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. However, with 4 hundreds in the 2020-21 season, Shaw was the third player with 4 hundreds in a single season of VHT and joins the elite list of Kohli and Padikkal.

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Ruturaj Gaikwad | Maharashtra | 4 hundreds

Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad became the fourth player after the likes of Kohli, Paddikal, and Shaw to smash 4 hundreds in a single season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Ruturaj scored 603 runs with an average of over 150 in the Vijay Hazare 2021-22 season. Not only that his dream run continued in the next season with 4 centuries and 660 runs in just 5 matches for Maharasthra. He scored centuries in all three knockout matches and converted one of them into double tons.

Gaikwad scored his first hundred in the very first game against Madhya Pradesh, where he scored 136 runs. The Maharashtra captain's second ton came against Chattisgarh as he scored an unbeaten 154 runs to help his team chase down the target. The third one came against Kerala and this was Gaikwad's 3rd consecutive hundred in the season. Gaikwad scored 124 runs against Kerala to register his 3rd ton in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Although, Ruturaj misses his 4th consecutive hundred when he falls for 21 against Uttarakhand. But again smashed a ton against Chandigarh. Ruturaj scored his career-best score of 168 runs before his dismissal. Meanwhile, he became the fourth batsman to score 4 hundreds in a single season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

In 2022-23 season, Gaikwad scored his first ton against Railways. Then went on to score the other three tons in the knockout stages of the tournament. In the quarter-final, he scored his first List-A double ton against UP. In the semi-final against Assam, he scored 168 and in the final scored 125 against Saurashtra.

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Many players have registered 3 hundreds in a single season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. But, there is only these four players who have registered 4 tons in a single season. However, in the future, we will find some more players on this list.

N.B: The stats are accurate as of 2/12/2022. The article was written by Arijit Barua and got updated by Koushik Biswas after the 2022-23 season.

India's performance in the ICC events has been mixed in recent years. The title win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 ended India’s 11-year-long ICC title drought after it last won a global tournament back in 2013 - the ICC Champions Trophy.

Their latest triumph came via Champions Trophy 2025, as they defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai in the final. It was the second consecutive ICC trophy for India under Rohit Sharma's captaincy.

So far, India have collected 7 ICC trophies including two 50 over World Cups, three Champions Trophy, and two T20 World Cups in 2007 and 2024.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won 3 ICC events as a captain and Rohit Sharma has 2 in those 7 ICC trophies that India won so far. In this article, SportzPoint will give you  details on India's performances in every ICC tournaments so far.

ICC Cricket World Cup (1975 - 2023):

The International Cricket Council (ICC) started the ODI World Cup back in the year 1975. From then, ICC organized the tournament a total of 13 times. Australia are the most successful in the format as they won 6 titles so far.

India won their first World Cup under Kapil Dev back in 1983 and next under Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2011. With 2 titles India are the second most successful team alongside West Indies in the 50 overs format after Australia. 

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Indian Men's Cricket team also lost two ODI World Cup finals, one under Sourav Ganguly in 2003 and another one under Rohit Sharma in 2023. Here is how India performed in the each of the 13 editions of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

India's performance in every ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC Champions Trophy (1998 - 2025):

ICC started a new tournament of the 50 overs format in 1998 called the Champions Trophy. It was also referred as a "Mini World Cup". Till 2006 the Champion's Trophy was held every two years. After that, it continues with a gap of 4 years from 2009.

In 2003, India reached the Finals of the tournament along with Sri Lanka. As the match got washed out and India were declared joint winners.

However, India finally won the ICC Champions Trophy under MS Dhoni in 2013 after defeating England by 5 runs.

In 2025, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai to lift the trophy for the third time. It was the second consecutive ICC trophy for India under Rohit Sharma's captaincy.

Let's take a look at India's performance in the tournament so far.

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India's performance in Champions Trophy so far

ICC T20 World Cup (2007 - 2024):

International Cricket Council introduced a new format marquee tournament in 2007 as T20 Cricket started to grow globally. ICC started the T20 World Cup in the year 2007. India defeated their arch-rival Pakistan in the final that year and won the inaugural T20 World Cup under MS Dhoni.

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Since then, the Indian cricket team became runners-up in 2014 and then finally lifted the trophy again in 2024 under Rohit Sharma.

India's performance in every T20 World Cup

ICC World Test Championship (2019-2025):

ICC World Test Championship started in the year 2019 as New Zealand won the inaugural WTC after defeating India in the ICC World Test Championship 2021 Final.

India once again qualified for the Test Championship final in 2023 and this time, it was Australia who challenged them. India bottled their chance to win an ICC trophy after waiting for a decade and lost the match by a huge margin of 209 runs. 

In 2023-25 World Test Championship, India failed to qualify for the final.

India's performance in every WTC

Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the India vs New Zealand Final in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, to be played today at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.

Exactly a week ago, India faced off against New Zealand in the last group game of the Group A. India won the match by 44 runs to finish first in the group stage.

However, India defeated Australia by four wickets in the first semi-final, whereas New Zealand posted a dominant win by 50 runs against South Africa in the second semi-final.

Both teams have displayed supreme cricketing action so far in this tournament, setting up a potential thrilling final. So just relax and enjoy the epic clash as Sportz Point provides you with all the real-time updates, team news, live scores, images and match commentary of the epic India vs New Zealand Final in the ICC CT '25.

This is Koushik Biswas and Soumit Bhattacharya who bring you all the LIVE Updates from the web desk.

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Indian cricket team star Virat Kohli has marked his name in cricket history during the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Dubai. 

India reached the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final after a close win against Australia in the semi-final. Kohli was important in this win, scoring 84 runs off 98 balls at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

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While chasing a target of 265 runs, Kohli played calmly and helped keep the score moving, forming important partnerships before getting out to Adam Zampa while trying to hit a big shot. His innings included five boundaries.

Virat Kohli's stats in ICC tournament finals

Virat Kohli has played in eight ICC finals and has made a big impact. In ten innings, he has scored 410 runs, often shining when it matters.

Kohli’s skill to perform well under pressure is a key part of his career. Although he has some low scores in ICC finals, he has also made important runs that helped India in big matches.

His best score in an ICC final was 77 runs against Sri Lanka in the 2014 T20 World Cup, but India did not win. 

Now that India is in the Champions Trophy 2025 final, fans hope Kohli keeps up his good form and gives another great performance in the final.

So, let's take a look at the Virat Kohli stats in ICC tournaments.

Virat Kohli stats in ICC tournament 

Virat Kohli has played a total of 94 innings across various ICC events, amassing 3,975 runs.

His performances showed his consistency and ability to deliver for India in crucial international tournaments.

Here is a look at Virat Kohli's performances across various ICC tournaments.

Captained the team in ICC event in 2017

Kohli captained the team for the first time in an ICC event in 2017, guiding India to the finals. Despite their strong run, India lost to arch-rivals Pakistan by a massive 180-run margin.

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CT debut came in 2009

Virat Kohli's Champions Trophy debut came in 2009 when India was knocked out in the group stage after losses to Pakistan and Australia. 

However, it was during that very tournament that Kohli had his first breakthrough moment, scoring a crucial 79* against the West Indies in a tense chase of 130.

The 2013 tournament saw Kohli rise to even greater heights, with MS Dhoni leading India to the trophy after a thrilling final win against England.

Virat Kohli stats in ICC Champions Trophy 

Virat Kohli has played 17 matches in the ICC Champions Trophy, scoring 746 runs in 16 innings.

His highest score is an unbeaten 100, with an impressive strike rate of 90.09.

Kohli has hit six half-centuries and one century in the tournament.

Here is a look at Virat Kohli stats in Champions Trophy.

Ranji Trophy is an annual domestic first-class cricket competition organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and played between the country's state and regional cricket associations.

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The premier domestic competition named after the first Indian cricketer, Ranjitsinhji, who was also known as 'Ranji', was launched in 1934-35 featuring 15 teams in four zones in a knockout format and has since expanded to a 32-team tournament in the league and knockout format.

The first-ever edition was won by Bombay now known as Mumbai, who have also won the Ranji title the most. Record champions Mumbai have won the Ranji Trophy 41 times so far. Mumbai has also reached the final 47 times.

Karnataka earlier played as Mysore is the second most successful team in the Ranji Trophy, having won the title 8 times and finished runners up 6 times followed by Delhi, who have won the title 7 times and finished as runners-up 8 times.

The Ranji Trophy 2024-25 has finally concluded with Vidarbha winning their third Ranji title defeating Kerala in the finals. Let's check out the last 10 winners of the Ranji title.

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Last 10 winners of the Ranji Trophy

N.B: Last Updated on 03/03/2025.

The Indian cricket team will be aiming to continue their winning momentum when they lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in their second Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, February 23.

India and Pakistan's matches have always been considered epic clashes in the ICC tournaments. In the last decade, the two teams have not faced much due to strained relations between the two countries.

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Here is everything you need to know before the India vs Pakistan clash in Champions Trophy 2025. 

Match Details 

• Match: India vs Pakistan 
• Tournament: Champions Trophy 2025, 5th Match Group A
• Date: 23 February 2025
• Time: 2:30 PM IST
• Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Streaming Details 

The live telecast of the India vs Pakistan match will be available on the Star Sports network in India.

The live streaming will be available on the JioHostar App and website in India.

India vs Pakistan: Head-to-head stats in Champions Trophy 

India have played Pakistan five times in ICC Champions Trophy. Pakistan won the first two before India drew level with two wins in the next two occasions.

Pakistan went 3-2 ahead with a win in their last encounter in 2017.

Pakistan are ahead in terms of overall ODI record as well, having won 73 games and losing 57 (NR: 5).

The arch-rivals last met in the 2023 World Cup as India claimed a massive seven-wicket win.

Meanwhile, the two teams have clashed twice in Dubai in ODIs. India prevailed on both occasions.

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Pitch Report: Dubai International Cricket Stadium 

The pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is expected to be slow.

The same was witnessed in India's opener against Bangladesh as the Tigers were bowled out for 228.

Rohit Sharma's men then comfortably chased down the target.

Team News: India

Under Rohit Sharma, India hopes to add another Champions Trophy title to their 2002 and 2013 victories.

The team dominated Bangladesh in their opening match and pulled off a win, courtesy of Shubman Gill's century and Moahmmed Shami's fifer.

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Team News: Pakistan 

Meanwhile, Pakistan suffered a 60-run defeat against the Kiwis in the tournament opener.

Key players like Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are expected to play crucial roles in Sunday's match against India.

However, Pakistan's opening batter, Fakhar Zaman, has been ruled out of the tournament with an injury.

Imam-ul-Haq has been approved by the ICC as the opener's replacement. The latter is expected to open alongside Babar Azam in the upcoming game.

Possible Lineups

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

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

Fantasy team prediction: India vs Pakistan 

KL Rahul, Mohammad Rizwan, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Salman Agha, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi.