Virat Kohli sets new record during IND vs PAK match, surpasses Azharuddin's 25-year-old record for most catches by an Indian in ODIs

Only Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene holds the record for the most outfield catches in ODI cricket with 218, followed by Australia's Ricky Ponting with 160 catches.

Virat Kohli now has 157 catches. The other Indians on the list are Mohammad Azharuddin (156), Sachin Tendulkar (140), Rahul Dravid (124), and Suresh Raina (102).

Kohli broke the record in the 47th over of the Pakistan innings when Naseem Shah played an aerial shot. Naseem Shah chipped the ball towards long-on, and Kohli then charged in from the deep.

The right-hander took a good low catch, which resulted in Pakistan's eighth wicket going down. This was also Kuldeep Yadav's third wicket in the match after he scalped Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi earlier.

Will Virat get going with the bat?

Virat Kohli has been struggling for runs of late, and it will be interesting to see whether he strikes form in the match against Pakistan in Dubai.

Against Bangladesh, Virat Kohli managed 22 runs before being dismissed by Rishad Hossain. This was the sixth consecutive occasion that the right-hander was sent to the pavilion by a spinner.

Out of these six occasions, five have come against leg-spin. Virat Kohli also disappointed in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he managed just 190 runs in 9 innings.

This poor form also resulted in Kohli going back to the drawing board and playing one Ranji Trophy fixture for Delhi against Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Coming back to the contest between India and Pakistan, the latter posted 241 runs before being bundled out. Pakistan had earlier won the toss and opted to bat first.

For Pakistan, Saud Shakeel top-scored with 62 runs, while for India, Kuldeep returned with three wickets. This fixture is a must-win for Pakistan after Mohammad Rizwan and co. lost the opening match against New Zealand in Karachi.

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