India defeated New Zealand to lift the Champions Trophy for the third time. The country had previously won the title jointly with Sri Lanka in 2002 and in 2013.
India won by four wickets in reply to New Zealand’s 251 runs.
Once again, New Zealand lost in the final of an ICC event.
After the 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups, New Zealand lost in the final of the 2021 T20 World Cup.
After losing in the final of the Champions Trophy, this time New Zealand added a loss to their list.
After the match, India’s Virat Kohli said, “Whenever we have had a difficult time, someone has stood up, that is the key to winning the title.”
Rohit Sharma won the award for the best cricketer of the final match. After the match, he said, “I spoke to the coach and decided to play aggressive cricket, which helps the team. I think the wicket behavior is understood in the first 5-6 overs. And since our Jadeja comes out to bat after 6 wickets, it is easier for me.”
The award for the best cricketer of the tournament was won by Rachin Ravindra, the 25-year-old star cricketer who scored 2 centuries in this tournament.
In an interview with the broadcasters while accepting the award,How an ‘unfit’ Rohit Sharma was Rachin said, “There is no such thing as young or experienced in the team, when we go on the field, we all go with the same goal.”
During the Champions Trophy 2025, Shama Mohammed, a politician from the Indian Congress, called Rohit Sharma ‘unfit and fat’ in a social media post.
This led to a huge debate on social media and the media in India. Later, the leader removed her post, but the discussion did not stop.
The Indian Cricket Board also protested this statement.
Although Rohit Sharma or anyone else in the team did not make any statement on the matter.
In the final match, many are seeing Rohit Sharma’s innings as a How an ‘unfit’ Rohit Sharma was’some kind of answer’.
Batting against a target of 252 runs, Indian captain Rohit Sharma completed 50 runs in 41 balls and took the pressure off the other Indian batsmen.
Virat Kohli was dismissed for just one run, but this did not affect the team’s run wheel.
Rohit finally scored 76 runs from 83 balls.
Rohit hit 7 fours and 3 sixes in this innings.
Jonathan Agnew, a popular cricket reporter for BBC’s Test Match Special, said, “Rohit does not seem upset at all, but he is calmly leading the team to victory.”
