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‘Happy to see him realise his potential’: Dilip Vengsarkar lauds Shreyas Iyer after Champions Trophy triumph
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‘Happy to see him realise his potential’: Dilip Vengsarkar lauds Shreyas Iyer after Champions Trophy triumph

After a roller-coaster year when he won the IPL and was dropped from the BCCI central contracts at the same time, Indian middle order batter Shreyas Iyer played a vital role in the team’s triumphant Champions Trophy campaign. Former India selector Dilip Vengsarkar was all praises for the current Punjab Kings’ captain, saying he has realised his potential. “Iyer did very well but I am not happy the way he got out in the final. He should have continued till the very end and finished the game. But happy to see him realise his potential. KL too played a few important innings at number six but still not convinced Axar Patel batting ahead of him at five. The left-hand right-hand combination could be the only reason,” Vengsarkar said. Iyer also finished second in the batting charts of the Champio...
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Champions Trophy: Virat Kohli headlines six Indians in ICC’s ‘Team of the Tournament’
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Champions Trophy: Virat Kohli headlines six Indians in ICC’s ‘Team of the Tournament’

The talismanic Virat Kohli was the biggest name among six Indian players picked in the 12-member ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the Champions Trophy.India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final here 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. Story continues below this ad The Black Caps have four members of their squad making the team, including Player of the Tournament Rachin Ravindra, with Mitchell Santner being named captain. The much-awaited Champions Trophy Team of the Tou...
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ICC Champions Trophy: Redemption for KL Rahul as crucial innings eases pain of World Cup final
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ICC Champions Trophy: Redemption for KL Rahul as crucial innings eases pain of World Cup final

He appeared calm on the outside right through his innings, but in a lighter moment after India won the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, KL Rahul had time for a joke. “I don’t think I should say this on camera, but I was sh***ng myself at the end there,” Rahul told Simon Doull. The wicketkeeper-batsman, however, was solid once again in a run-chase, finishing unbeaten on 34 off 33 balls as India won back-to-back ICC titles in Dubai on Sunday. “I was confident we could win. In moments like these, in big games, it’s about holding your composure. We all know that’s not easy, but I’m happy we won and got over the line this time. I have batted in situations like this in three of the five games. The games have given me good time in the middle and good preparation for big moments like this,” Rahul said. ...
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Champions Trophy: How Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma are the faces of India’s risk management
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Champions Trophy: How Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma are the faces of India’s risk management

As pitches in Dubai seem to be getting slower with each outing, all eyes are on the Indian spinners. However, for India to go the distance a lot is riding on the batting unit, which so far has adapted exceptionally to the sort of tracks that have been their biggest undoing in recent times. With a century each to Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, they have two in-form batsmen in the top three to go with Rohit Sharma to provide rapid starts. In the middle overs where they need to be flexible with their approach against spinners, they have a solid middle-order which includes an enforcer in Shreyas Iyer and two busy players in Axar Patel and KL Rahul before the finishing job is handed over to Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. This is as good a top 8 as a team could get in these conditions where b...
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Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and spinners star as India beat Bangladesh in spin-friendly conditions
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Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and spinners star as India beat Bangladesh in spin-friendly conditions

It was the start that India needed to kick off their Champions Trophy campaign. Despite having all the arsenal that makes them a formidable white-ball outfit, there were a few doubts coming into the tournament especially against a spin-heavy attack. And through the course of their six-wicket win against Bangladesh, India went about ticking all the boxes, showing their blueprint could after all be foolproof in these conditions in Dubai where other teams are likely to struggle to get used to the nature of the surfaces. More importantly, in the afternoon Mohammed Shami rediscovered his rhythm and their spin formula showed it would work wonders in these slow conditions, more so if they get a chance to bowl first. In the evening, a fluent Shubman Gill scored his second successive century in as ...
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