10 Biggest cricket records broken in 2025

1. Joe Root (England) - Most catches in Test cricket

Surpassed Rahul Dravid (210) to reach 213 catches.

2. Mitchell Starc (Australia) - Most Test wickets by a left-arm seamer

Overtook Wasim Akram's record of 414 wickets.

3.Virat Kohli (India) - Fastest player to reach 14,000 ODI runs

Achieved the milestone in his 287th innings, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar (350 innings).

4. England - Biggest win by runs in Men's ODI cricket

Defeated South Africa by 342 runs (415 set, South Africa bowled out for 72).

5. Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) - Most 150+ scores in Test cricket before turning 24

Reached five 150+ scores, surpassing Graeme Smith (4).

6. Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) - Highest individual score in ICC Champions Trophy

Scored 177 against England. (Note: Ben Duckett had briefly broken the record with 165 earlier in the tournament).

7. Smriti Mandhana (India) - Fastest player to reach 5,000 runs in Women's ODIs

Reached the milestone in 112 innings, surpassing Stafanie Taylor (129 innings).

8. Deepti Sharma (India) - Most runs and wickets in a single Women's ODI World Cup

First player to score over 200 runs (215) and take over 20 wickets (22) in a single edition.

9. Smriti Mandhana - Most runs in a single Women's ODI World Cup edition (Individual)

Smriti Mandhana scored 434 runs, surpassing Mithali Raj's record (409 in 2017).

10. Australia Women - Highest successful run chase in Women's ODIs

Chased down a target of 331 against India in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.

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