5 batsmen who played the longest innings for India in Champions Trophy, Virat Kohli is not in the list

Champions Trophy: The Champions Trophy is going to start from 19th February to be hosted by Pakistan and Dubai. A total of 8 teams are set to be a part of the mega event. The Indian team will play all its matches in hybrid model i.e. in Dubai. Team India has also been announced on 18th January. Rohit Sharma will take command of the team. In such a situation, let us know about those 5 players who have played the longest innings for India in the Champions Trophy. The special thing is that Virat Kohli's name is not in the list.

Batsman who played the longest innings for India

Sourav Ganguly's name comes first in the list of players who played long innings for India in the Champions Trophy. He played an unbeaten inning of 141 runs against South Africa. Apart from this, the second name in the list is that of Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin, who is called the God of Cricket, had scored 141 runs against Australia. At the same time, Virender Sehwag, known as the Sultan of Multan, had played an inning of 126 runs in the Champions Trophy. At number four comes the name of left-handed batsman Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 125 runs against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma is in fifth place. Hitmane had played an unbeaten inning of 123 runs against Bangladesh.

Gabbar ahead in terms of century

Talking about the Indian players who have scored the most centuries in the Champions Trophy, the first name in the list is that of Shikhar Dhawan. He has scored 3 centuries. Apart from this, Sourav Ganguly is also at second position by scoring 3 centuries. Apart from this, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Kaif, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma have scored 1 century each.

Chris Gayle in first place

Chris Gayle has scored the most runs in a single edition of the Champions Trophy. Gayle had achieved this feat in the year 2006. In the year 2013, Shikhar Dhawan had scored 363 runs. He is in second place. Sourav Ganguly is in third place with 348 runs. Dada had done this feat in the year 2000.

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