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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final: Indian captain Rohit Sharma press conference in Dubai
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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final: Indian captain Rohit Sharma press conference in Dubai

Rohit Sharma poses with the trophy. | Photo Credit: X/The Khel India via ANI Rohit Sharma reserved his best for the last on and off the field. The skipper guided the Men in Blue to a record third ICC Champions Trophy title by top-scoring in the final.Later, Rohit was at his chirpy best in the post-match press conference. After patiently answering questions from the scribes for more than 20 minutes, Rohit left the stage with a parting shot that will bring joy to fans worldwide. “I am not going to retire from this format. I want to make sure that no rumours are spread,” said Rohit as he exited the room. On the team’s triumph, the 37-year-old remarked that he was pleased that everyone contributed to the te...
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final in Dubai on March 9 2025
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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final in Dubai on March 9 2025

Indians celebrate a wicket during the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in Dubai on March 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Shepherded by a brilliant Kuldeep Yadav (2/40), Indian spinners aced the conditions but well-timed fifties by Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell steered New Zealand to a competitive 251 for seven in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday (March 9, 2025).Daryl Mitchell (63, 101 balls) and Bracewell (53 off 40 balls) navigated the Blackcaps through a turbulent middle phase after they opted to bat first.However, the start made by New Zealand did not justify the total that they eventually managed.They raced to 69 for 1 in 10 overs despite losing Will Young to Varun Chakravarthy...
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand CT final in Dubai: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner press conference
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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand CT final in Dubai: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner press conference

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner with support staff inspects the pitch during a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final cricket match against India in Dubai on March 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Mitchell Santner felt his side could take valuable lessons from last week’s loss to India into the final on Sunday (March 9, 2025).“It was a challenging game. India played very well. I think we did a lot of good stuff in that game. We came up against a good side and on a spinning wicket, especially in the second innings,” said the New Zealand skipper. “But I think, having the run against India here a few days ago will help us understand the conditions a little bit better.” The Black Cap...
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand match in Dubai: Vice-captain Shubman Gill talks about prospects of Team India
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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand match in Dubai: Vice-captain Shubman Gill talks about prospects of Team India

Captain Rohit Sharma, vice-captain Shubman Gill and others are seen during a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in Dubai on March 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI On the eve of the Champions Trophy final, India vice-captain Shubhman Gill believes the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph could herald a new era of success for the team. The second T20 crown ended an 11-year drought for an ICC world title for the Men in Blue.Sunday’s summit clash will be India’s third straight appearance in an ICC white-ball tournament final, having finished runner-up in the 2023 ODI World Cup.“Yes, definitely. Once you get one title, it gives you the momentum. Also, you are not very desperate about gett...
ICC Champions trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand final in Dubai on March 9, 2025.
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ICC Champions trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand final in Dubai on March 9, 2025.

Coach Gautam Gambhir, skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final cricket match against New Zealand in Dubai on March 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The last time India and New Zealand met in a final of an ICC white-ball tournament the world of cricket was far different. That competition was called ICC Knockouts, One-Day Internationals ruled the sport’s landscape, cricket in the Middle East just meant Sharjah and T20 was still three years away.A quarter of a century later, the same outfits, now among the best all-round sides in the world, will square off for glory and $2.24 million prize money when they meet in the summit clash of the Champions Troph...