Virat Kohli took the plaudits for becoming the fastest to reach 14,000 runs in one-day internationals (ODIs) on Sunday but he was also proud of his work in the field after the 36-year-old broke a national record that stood for more than two decades.

Kohli’s diving catch to dismiss Naseem Shah during India’s Champions Trophy win over Pakistan was his 157th in ODIs, moving him ahead of Mohammad Azharuddin for the most outfield catches in the format by an Indian player.

Azharuddin took his last ODI catch for India in 2000.

Kohli also caught Khushdil Shah in Pakistan’s final over to take his tally to 158, the third highest in the world, two shy of former Australia captain Ricky Ponting.

Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene holds the record with 218.

“My job is to focus on my skill and to be able to do the job for the team as much as I can,” said Kohli, who was named player of the match after India won by six wickets.

“And I think one of the key notes there is I kept telling myself in the field, whenever I was feeling a bit down, that I’m going to put my 100% on every ball that I field and some time I will get the rewards for the hard work that I’m putting in on the ground.

“That’s why I take a lot of pride in working hard and running around the field.”

Kohli also holds the record for most ODI centuries and scored his 51st on Sunday, his first in the format since November 2023.

Captain Mohammad Rizwan said Pakistan’s middle order succumbed to the pressure in a Champions Trophy defeat by fierce rivals India on Sunday that left the tournament hosts’ chances of progressing to the knockout stage hanging by a thread.

The defending champions were restricted to 241 all out in 49.4 overs and India comfortably chased down the total with six wickets and 45 balls remaining thanks to Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 100 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Rizwan, who scored 46 in a 104-run stand with Saud Shakeel (62), said his team had paid a heavy price for failing to build on the momentum.

“The middle order wasn’t good enough,” Rizwan told reporters.

“The players performed well before this. In our meeting we had discussed that on this pitch around 270-280 would be enough (but) because the outfield was slow, the pitch was slow, the ball wasn’t going into the gaps.

“Saud and I tried to build a partnership and took a lot of time, but after that the shot selection was poor. That’s where they got a chance to take our wickets. Our middle order maybe couldn’t take the pressure.”

Pakistan will be knocked out if New Zealand beat Bangladesh in Rawalpindi later on Monday.

“For now, we can say that it’s over. This is the truth. We’ll see what Bangladesh do with New Zealand, what New Zealand do with India, and what we do,” Rizwan said.

“As a captain, I don’t like this (depending on other teams). If you’re good enough, you show it by winning and keeping things in your hands.

“What matters is that India and New Zealand beat us. They played strong and we didn’t play well. If we get a chance (to sneak through) then so be it.”