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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...
ICC Champions Trophy final: Every batter contributed to team’s cause in its run to final, says Sitanshu Kotak
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ICC Champions Trophy final: Every batter contributed to team’s cause in its run to final, says Sitanshu Kotak

Indians batting practice during a training session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final cricket match, in Dubai, UAE, on March 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak was pleased that every batter contributed to the team’s cause in its run to the final and felt the side is well-prepared, having encountered different situations in the four games so far. “The pitches change a bit obviously, but the overall tendency (slow nature) has not changed much. Our batting has been really good. Secondly, in four matches, batting first or second, we have got runs from openers, and when they didn’t, the middle-order has scored,” said Kotak ahead of India’s practice session on Friday (March ...
IND vs NZ final, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Varun Chakravarthy holds key for the match, says Gary Stead
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IND vs NZ final, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Varun Chakravarthy holds key for the match, says Gary Stead

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead feels that the mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy holds the key for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 finals in Dubai on March 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images New Zealand is sweating on the fitness of its pace spearhead, Matt Henry, ahead of Sunday’s (March 9, 2025) Champions Trophy final against India. Henry hurt his shoulder in the semifinal against South Africa in Lahore while taking a catch in the deep. The 33-year-old took a five-for against India in the league game last week at this venue and is a key player for the Kiwis as someone who can give breakthroughs with the new ball. “It was pretty uncomfortable. From our perspective, the positive thing was that he go...