Despite captaining KKR to an IPL title in 2024, Shreyas was not retained by the franchise for IPL 2025
All the players will travel back to India and are scheduled to have a week off before joining their respective IPL teams' training camps
Kiwi skipper Mitchell Santner, who played a key role for his team with nine wickets, was named the captain of the team
In 2002, India were joint winners with Sri Lanka after the final was washed out. Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, India won their second Champions Trophy in 2013. Rohit & Virat were part of 2013 team
Moments after India sealed the Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli broke into an impromptu Dandiya' dance, holding the stumps. Head coach Gautam Gambhir walked around the field with a rare wide grin, hugging his wards. Those were not unusual scenes after such a resplendent night. Beyond the obvious, that footage carried a profound inner meaning for the troika. Few individuals in the last six months have been hounded as much as Gambhir, Rohit and Kohli after the team's largely ordinary run. While the criticism might have had some merit in it, the way it was directed at them was not justified. But now, they have a lifeline, a firmer ground to control their own destiny and a much clearer path to the future for the team. It came after wholehearted trust in the process that the management set in place before this event, as indicated by Rohit. "Someone was telling me that we've lost only one game in the last three ICC tournaments. So, it's a great milestone to have. So, it
KL Rahul is delighted after successfully migrating to No. 6 batting slot, and termed it as a result of his unrelenting preparation and improving his game constantly. Rahul, who usually bat No. 5, was pushed down a position lower in the Champions Trophy, and made 140 runs in four innings here. It's really pleasing for me. The work that I'm putting in to different roles requires a lot of preparation, work outside the cricket field, thinking about how I need to take each game and how I need to perform in different situations and watch some of the players that bat at 5, 6 and how they've been successful, said Rahul following India's Champions Trophy triumph on Sunday. Rahul said he was happy to take up that new responsibility for the team. I've been taught from a very early age by my coaches that cricket is a team game and whatever the team requires of you, you need to be able to accept that and find a way to put in performances for the team and understand what your role is, understand
The 'Hitman' played a captain's knock of 78 runs as his side defeated their modern rivals New Zealand by 5 wickets in the final.
India vs New Zealand final HIGHLIGHTS: India are now the only team to win ICC Champions Trophy thrice
India beat New Zealand to become the most successful team in the ICC Champions Trophy, with three trophies
The winner (India) of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 receive $2.24 million (Rs 20 crore). Check the breakdown of how much teams earned based on their performance here
In Virat Kohli's eyes, the Champions Trophy was not just a triumph for the present but a solid foundation for India's future.
JioHotstar in India will stream the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and New Zealand on their app and website.
On a pitch offering significant turn, India's spin attack-led by a masterful Kuldeep Yadav (2/40)-dictated the tempo of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final
Check highest run-scorers in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 here
'Catches win matches' is a well-known tagline in cricketing folklore. But India does not help itself as four catches have already been dropped while New Zealand tries to set a target.
IND spin attack has been nothing less than a force to be reckoned with, and it was a historic moment when the spinners took 9 wickets in an ODI for the first time since 2011 in their Group game vs NZ
If all of the matches played in Dubai this year are considered, the highest total came in the IND vs AUS semi-final match when Australia set a 265-run target for the Men in Blue.
The pitch for the Champions Trophy 2025 final between India and New Zealand will not be a completely fresh one, unlike the pitches used for India's previous four matches in the tournament.
With conditions favouring spinners and the pressure of a title decider, the stakes could not be higher.
With Dubai pitch expected to be sluggish, India went with four spinners and two pacers, including Hardik Pandya. New Zealand make one change in their Playing 11