India handed Pakistan a resounding defeat in the Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23 (Sunday) as the Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue defeated Mohammad Rizwan’s men by six wickets. Virat Kohli’s 51st ODI century took the centrestage as the Team India superstar remained not out on 100 off 111 balls. Pakistan skipper Rizwan showered immense praise on Kohli after India pushed Pakistan on the verge of Champions Trophy group stage elimination.
Kohli also became the fastest batter in the history of cricket to score 14,000 ODI runs, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record.
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After India’s win over Pakistan, Rizwan praised Kohli’s hard work and ability to perform in high-pressure matches. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Rizwan expressed surprise at Kohli’s dedication, acknowledging how the Indian star consistently delivers in big games despite talk of being out of form.
“First, let’s talk about Virat Kohli. I am surprised at his hard work. He must have worked so hard. The world says he is out of form, but he comes to such big matches, which the world is waiting for, and he easily hits the ball – and this is where we don’t want to give him runs. But he plays and gets away from us, and he gets the runs off the ball,” Rizwan said.
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Rizwan also praised Kohli’s fitness stating that Pakistan tried “very hard” but he took the game away from the defending champions.
“I will definitely praise his fitness level and hard work, the way he has done it. Because he is a cricketer and we are also cricketers. We tried very hard to get him out, but he took the game away. He has done a lot of hard work. The whole world said he was out of form – But he did it in this big match,” he added.
“As far as the match is concerned, you are disappointed. Because when you lose, you have a difficult day, difficult things come up, and questions come up. But if you look at it all, you can’t say there was a mistake in any department, except if you look at the bowling of Abrar, which was the most positive in this match. We have not made any mistakes. All three departments have made mistakes. That’s why we are losing the match,” Rizwan added further.
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