Virat Kohli India’s top ODI scorer in 2025:Shubman scored the most runs in Tests, Abhishek in T20s; Kuldeep number 1 among bowlers

Team India’s last cricket series of 2025 is going to start today. After playing the final series of the year in Test and ODI formats against South Africa, the team will now play the year’s concluding T20 series against the same team. The series will run until December 19. In 2025, Shubman Gill scored the most international runs for India. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli remained the top scorer in ODIs. Among bowlers, Kuldeep took the most wickets for the country across all three formats. In the T20I series against South Africa, Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy have a chance to end the year as the country’s top players. India’s Top Players in 2025: Kohli top scorer in ODIs Virat Kohli, who has retired from Test and T20 formats for India, scored the most runs in ODIs this year. He was also named Player of the Series in the last series against South Africa. He also played 2 crucial innings against Pakistan and Australia in India’s Champions Trophy win. Kohli scored just 1 run more than Rohit Sharma, who was in second place. In the last ODI against South Africa, Rohit scored 75 runs. While Kohli scored 65 runs, surpassing him. Overall in ODIs, England’s Joe Root scored the most runs with 808. Kohli was ranked 8th in the world. Gill scored the most runs in Tests India played 10 matches in Test cricket this year. Captain Shubman Gill could only be a part of 9 of these. In one of them, he could not bat completely due to injury. In just 16 innings across 8 Tests, he scored 983 runs at an average of 70.21. These included 5 centuries and one fifty. He was also the Player of the Series in England. After Shubman in Tests, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Rishabh Pant were the other top scorers. 4 of the world’s top-5 scorers are from India. England’s Joe Root is at number five with 732 runs in 8 matches. He has 2 more matches to play; he can surpass Gill by scoring 251 runs. Abhishek on top in T20Is India played 17 T20 Internationals this year and Abhishek Sharma was part of the playing XI in all of them. He scored 756 runs in these matches at a strike rate of 196.36. His performance was so strong that the team’s second-best scorer, Tilak Varma, was 376 runs behind him. Abhishek also scored 1 century and 5 fifties this year. He was also chosen as Player of the Tournament in the Asia Cup. Abhishek has a chance to score 1000 runs in a year by scoring 244 runs in 5 T20s against South Africa. For India, only Suryakumar Yadav has scored more than 1000 T20 runs in a single year so far. He scored 1164 runs in 2022. Only 5 players in the world have achieved this feat. Among the top 10 countries this year, Bangladesh’s Tanzid Hasan with 775 runs and Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan with 771 runs are in the top 2 positions. Abhishek can surpass both by scoring 20 runs. Gill leads across all three formats Shubman Gill scored the most runs for India across all three formats: Test, ODI and T20Is. He accumulated 1732 runs in 32 matches, which included 7 centuries and 3 fifties. Shubman completely dominated 2025. After him, India’s second-highest scorer was KL Rahul, who scored 552 runs fewer than Gill. Shubman will now also be seen playing 5 matches in the T20 series against South Africa. By scoring 268 runs in these, he can complete his 2000 runs for the year. Shubman debuted in 2019, but he could not score 2000 runs in any year. He can achieve this feat in 2025. After Gill, West Indies’ Shai Hope scored the most runs in the world this year. He has 1701 runs to his name. He has 2 more Tests to play against New Zealand, while Gill will play 5 T20s. There is a battle between the two to become the year’s top scorer. Kuldeep took the most wickets In 2025, left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav took the most wickets for India across all three formats. He had 58 wickets in just 24 matches. He will now also be seen playing 5 T20s against South Africa. This means he will also have a chance to extend his lead beyond 70 wickets. After Kuldeep, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were the team’s top wicket-takers. In international cricket, New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy has taken the most wickets, with 66. Kuldeep can reach the top, but it will be difficult for him to finish at the top because New Zealand has to play 2 more Tests against West Indies this year. Mohammed Siraj at the top in Tests In Test cricket, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was India’s top wicket-taker. He took 43 wickets in just 10 matches. This also included two instances of taking 5-wicket hauls in an innings. India was able to draw the series 2-2 in England largely due to his bowling. However, despite his good performance in Tests, he did not get many opportunities in the ODI and T20 teams. In Tests this year, only Australia’s Mitchell Starc has taken more wickets than Siraj. He has taken 47 wickets in 9 matches and has 2 more Tests to play. In such a scenario, he can move much further ahead of Siraj. Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani is at number three with 42 wickets. Varun scalped the most wickets in T20s In T20 Internationals, right-arm spinner Varun Chakravarthy was India’s top wicket-taker. He took 26 wickets in just 16 matches. This also included the feat of taking 5 wickets in an innings once. Kuldeep Yadav was at number two with 19 wickets in just 9 matches. Now, both players have a chance to become the year’s top wicket-taker against South Africa. Among the top countries this year, Pakistan’s spinner Mohammad Nawaz has taken the most wickets, 36. New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy is at number two with 35 wickets. Varun can reach the top by taking 11 wickets in the series. Harshit Rana No. 1 in ODIs In the ODI format, fast bowler Harshit Rana has taken the most wickets for India this year. He has taken 20 wickets in just 11 matches. Kuldeep Yadav was at number 2 with 19 wickets. Kuldeep secured the second position by taking 9 wickets in the last series against South Africa. Overall in ODIs, New Zealand’s Matt Henry took the most wickets, 31. England’s leg-spinner Adil Rashid was at number 2 with 30 wickets.