India has had an undeniably rich legacy in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy, as they have been the joint winners of the championship, with their first shared title back in 2002 with Sri Lanka, followed by their win against England in 2013.
Over the years, many batters have contributed significantly to the success of the Indian team, from the two skippers, Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni, to the generational cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, who have graced India in the competition.
This 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will be the last Champions Trophy featuring the Indian greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, as India has released their squad into the CT 2025. Though Jasprit Bumrah still remains doubtful about the marquee tournament, batters Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul will also be part of India’s CT campaign.
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Top 5 Indian batters with the most runs in the ICC Champions Trophy:
5. Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma
The current Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, has been a star for India across several ICC events, including the World Cup as well as the ICC Champions Trophy. The god of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, played only 6 matches in the history of the Champions Trophy and amassed 441 runs for India, while modern-day star Rohit Sharma also scored 481 runs in the 10 matches he played, with both cricketers winning it once in their careers in 2002 and 2013, respectively.
4. Virat Kohli
The modern-day run machine, often referred to as the finest batter of his generation, Virat Kohli, has featured in two Champions Trophies in his career, with 13 appearances made in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy. He played a titular role in India’s win in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013. The great batter scored 529 runs in the CT, with a hundred yet to be scored in the history of the competition.
3. Rahul Dravid
In the Wall of Indian cricket, Rahul Dravid was truly a veteran in the format for India and was the best middle-order batter during his time alongside the then-Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly. The legendary batter failed to score a single hundred; however, at the back of 6 fifties, he went on to score 627 runs in the 19 games he featured in in the ICC Champions Trophy.
2. Sourav Ganguly
One of the most aggressive and fearless strikers of the ball to have played limited-overs cricket for India, Sourav Ganguly himself reformed the standards of the Indian game as he starred in 13 games for India and went on to score 665 runs in the ICC event, which includes the joint highest tons scored by a batter in the ICC Champions Trophy.
1. Shikhar Dhawan
Another left-handed superstar from the Indian team, Dhawan was known as the man of the moment whenever the Indian side played in any ICC event. Be it World Cups or the Champions Trophy, Dhawan could not feature in a single ICC match in the 50-over format on home soil; hence all his runs scored came on foreign soil, as he remains India’s highest run scorer in the ICC Champions Trophy with 701 runs in just 10 games with 3 hundreds and 3 fifties scored.
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