Is Virat Kohli's and Rohit Sharma's form a worry for India ahead of Champions Trophy 2025? Here's how these two have performed in CT history

We are just five weeks away from the start of the much-awaited ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The top 8 teams will take part in the tournament, divided into two groups of four. India are part of Group A, along with Pakistan, New Zealand, and Bangladesh. India are the finalist of last season in 2017 and will be looking to lift the title.

The last few months have been below par for India, as they had a home test series whitewash for the first time in history. It was followed by another embarrassing BGT series loss in India. It was largely because of the form of Indian batters, especially Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

These two Indian stalwarts have been going through a rough patch and are not scoring runs as they would have liked. In 2024, Virat scored 655 runs in 23 matches at an average of 21.83, and Rohit scored 1154 runs in 40 innings at an average of 31.18. India need these two in form when they will enter the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Is the form of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma a concern for India ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?

India played 8 tests on the trot, and Virat was a part of all matches, while Rohit missed two games. Their red-ball form is a serious concern, but when it comes to ODI cricket, it is a totally different game altogether. These are two of the best ODI batters of all time, and their numbers speak for themselves.

The mindset and technique in ODI cricket are totally different from Test cricket. Adding to that, India are scheduled to play their matches in Dubai during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which is considered a good batting wicket. That's where these two can cash in and get back to their best form.

The pitches during test matches were very tough, but in Dubai, the surface is likely to be contrasting. That's why we believe that it won't be that tough for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to regain their form ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025. India will also play three ODIs against England, and we might see these two featuring in that series as well.

How have Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma performed in Champions Trophy history?

The coming ICC event will be the fourth edition for Virat in his career. He has played in the 2009, 2013, and 2017 editions. Overall, the former Indian captain has played 13 matches and scored 529 runs in 12 innings at an average of 88.16. He has slammed five half-centuries with a best of 96 not out.

Rohit Sharma has played in two editions until now, in 2013 and 2017, respectively. He has played ten games and scored 481 runs at an average of 53.44 with one century and four half-centuries. After looking at their numbers, we can say that these two will be eager to get back on the field to score runs for India.

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