The Champions Trophy 2025 gets underway on 19 February, while the Indian team will begin their campaign on 20 February against Bangladesh in Dubai. While the Men in Blue will be without the injured Jasprit Bumrah, the nation will pin their hopes on the legendary duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to guide the Indian team to glory. India last won the tournament in 2013 under MS Dhoni's captaincy and finished runners-up in 2017. This will be the third edition of the Champions Trophy Rohit and Virat will be playing, and their performances will be crucial for India's title credentials. While the Indian captain recently slammed a century to silence his critics, Kohli's slump has been a worry for fans and experts alike. Stats highlight just how prolific Rohit and Virat have been when it comes to run-scoring across all formats since 2020. Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has scored the most runs across formats (7954), and Mohammad Rizwan is the second-highest run-getter (6942) since 2020. England's Joe Root is in third place with 6367 in just 93 matches, showing his class whereas Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli round off the top five. Virat Kohli India's highest run-getter across formats since 2020 The 36-year-old has played the highest (143 matches) since 2020, scoring a staggering 5885 runs at an average of 39.76 with a 76.14 strike rate. Kohli has 11 centuries, and 40 fifties to his name in this period. Narrowly behind is Rohit Sharma who has played 136 matches scoring 5801 runs at 38.41 with a strike rate of 85.15. The Hitman too has 11 centuries to his name, with a further 35 half-centuries. Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer's consistency Shubman Gill, India's vice-captain in the Champions Trophy is the third-highest run-scoring Indian since 2020, with 100 matches played, 4930 runs in his kitty, at an average of 43.62 and a blistering strike rate of 82.46. The youngster has the most centuries by an Indian in the given period (12), with 25 fifties. He is followed by KL Rahul – 113 matches, 4352 runs, 38.85 average, 77.06 strike rate, 7 centuries, 33 fifties. Shreyas Iyer is next in line as the fifth-highest Indian run-getter across formats with 103 matches, 3737 runs at an average of 41.06 and a colossal strike rate of 94.82 with six centuries and 25 fifties to his name. Clearly, it's not a coincidence that all five players will be certain starters in the Champions Trophy 2025, and the form of the Indian top order will be very crucial to help the Men in Blue lift the coveted trophy for only the second time.Original Article