Follow UsVirat Kohli, on February 23 (Sunday), broke Mohammad Azharuddin's record to become India’s most successful catcher in ODIs during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match against Pakistan in Dubai.
Kohli took Naseem Shah’s catch off Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling to break Azharuddin's record of 156 catches as fielder for India. He then took one more, this time of Khushdil Shah, off Harshit Rana's bowling. Kohli now has 158 catches in 299 ODIs.
The 36-year-old took two catches during India’s first game against Bangladesh to equal Azharuddin's record. Only five Indian players have taken over 100 catches in ODIs.
Virat Kohli 158*
Mohammad Azharuddin 156
Sachin Tendulkar 140
Rahul Dravid 124
Suresh Raina 102
Among active Indian cricketers, Rohit Sharma is next in line with 96 catches. Overall, Kohli is third on the list after Mahela Jayawardene (218) and Ricky Ponting (160). Kohli also has 121 Test catches and 54 T20I catches, from which he retired after India won the World Cup last year.