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The euphoria around India's 2025 Champions Trophy triumph hasn't gone down, with middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer conceding that he has been running out of words over the feeling of winning an ICC 50-over trophy. India lifted the 2025 Champions Trophy after beating New Zealand by four wickets in the final on Sunday to become the most successful side in the tournament's history with a third title.
Team India saw every player chip in with significant contributions as they romped to the Champions Trophy 2025 title by beating New Zealand in the final in Dubai on Sunday. However, legendary India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made some bold calls while picking his Team of the Tournament for the Champions Trophy. Ashwin left out many of his former teammates, picking only four Indians in his XI. The most notable absentee in Ashwin's team was India captain and opener Rohit Sharma.
India's Champions Trophy 2025 title-winning campaign saw significant contributions from every player who played during the tournament. There wasn't any singular standout, with each player contributing well in their respective departments. However, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif decided to shed light on an unsung hero of India's triumphant team. While superstar names like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma played a key role, India's top run-scorer of the tournament was No. 4 batter Shreyas Iyer. Kaif heaped praise on the 30-year-old.
After adding another chapter of success to its rich cricketing history, India captain Rohit Sharma gave a special mention to "silent hero" Shreyas Iyer, who has been a source of stability in the star-studded middle order. The sold-out crowd in Dubai and millions of spectators sang verses in praise of India after the team scripted a four-wicket victory in the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand on Sunday. Throughout the tournament, India's middle order has been the silent guardian, protecting the team from adverse situations after a top-order collapse or linking up with them to formulate match-saving partnerships.
The Indian cricketers, led by Rohit Sharma, have made a quiet return home following their triumph in the Champions Trophy in Dubai. After leading India to their second ICC title in nine months, skipper Rohit landed back in Mumbai on Monday night. The squad members have got a week off before they join their respective IPL teams ahead of the tournament beginning March 22. "All the players with families left from Dubai on Monday. There are some players who have stayed back for a couple of days," a BCCI source told PTI.
The talismanic Virat Kohli was the biggest name among six Indian players picked in the 12-member 'Team of the Tournament' picked by the International Cricket Council for the Champions Trophy. India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final in Dubai on Sunday to win the tournament for the third time after 2002 (joint winners) and 2013. India have been runners-up twice in 2000 and 2017. Besides Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and pacer Mohammed Shami featured in the playing XI, while all-rounder Axar Patel was named the 12th man.
India defeated New Zealand by four wickets to win the 2025 iteration of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday, adding a seventh ICC trophy to their cabinet while registering their third win in this eight-team event. India have been one of the best teams in world cricket having made it to knockout stages consistently, including entering the summit clashes in 2003 ODI World Cup, 2017 Champions Trophy, 2023 ODI World Cup and twice in the finals of the World Test Championship in the 2019-21 and 2021-23 cycles.
DUBAI: Rohit Sharma made a combative 76 to back up a potent spin bowling display as India beat New Zealand by four wickets to win a record third Champions Trophy title on Sunday.