The Indian cricket team had again lifted the ICC Champions Trophy, thus boosting the pride and stature of the country and its 150 crore Indians with the assertive and categorical victory over New Zealand in the final match for the ICC Trophy. This is really a momentous occasion for India. The Indian cricket eleven, its captain, Rohit Sharma, along with other players deserves a pat on the back for this emphatic win. It is a matter of pride and satisfaction for India, the Indian team, and all Indians that once again, their team has done laurel to their nation by winning the title. The Indian cricket eleven has won the ICC Trophy for the third time. Bravo team, but do not get complacent. Continuing to act in the same spirit and with great vigor and enthusiasm should be your endeavor in the future as you keep conquering all with him. In sports, an "emphatic win" usually reserved for referring to cricket means a decisive and dominant victory wherein the Indian Team outclassed the opposition by a huge margin, dominating the opponents through higher skills and strategy perhaps with a big margin in scores leaving little room for doubt about the outcome, most convincingly a clear win. The unfolding in the final where the Indian team lifted the ICC trophy third time for the match on the 9th of March succeeded to add something to the Indian pride in the eye of international sports. The Indian team beat New Zealand in the final of ICC champions trophy 2025.
India defeated New Zealand by five wickets to secure their third Champions Trophy title. India chased down a target of 252 runs,with Rohit Sharma leading from the front with a blistering half-century to set the tone for their successful chase. New Zealand, who were missing leading bowler Matt Henry due to injury, posted 251-7 batting first ,but Rohit Sharma lead the chase with a half-century. After India refused to travel to host nation Pakistan, the trophy was clicked in Dubai. India, who went without a loss throughout the tournament, became the only side to hand New Zealand a defeat in their groupstage meeting. Both teams had won previous tournaments: India won the tournament in 2002 and 2013, while New Zealand did so in the year of 2000. India managed to win the trophy after surviving a tense chase that saw off a willing New Zealand side. In fact victory wraps up a brilliant tournament that saw them winning all their matches in Dubai. In his post-match press conference, captain Rohit Sharma resolved all issues regarding his potential retirement from ODIs.
Rohit and Virat Kohli both announced their retirements from T20 internationals upon winning the T20 World cup last year. It led to rumors’ that something similar may happen in Dubai on Sunday. One thing is clear - at the end of the news conference, Rohit said: "I am not going to retire from the format, just to make sure that no rumors are spread moving forward." As team India clinched the ICC Champions Trophy by defeating New Zealand by four wickets in a thrilling final on Sunday, March 9, Bollyhood actress Kriti Sanon shared her excitement about the win as the entire nation celebrates this monumental victory. The ICC Champions Trophy title in Dubai was secured with an excellent all-round performance from Team India led its captain, Rohit Sharma'',who scored a crucial half-century, a solid knock by Shreyas Iyer, and super bowling today form the spinner the Varun Chakravarty and Kuldeepyadav sealed the win. It is also India's third ICC Champions Trophy victory, the first one being in 2002 when it shared the title with Sri Lanka,and feat for the second time under the captaincy of MS Doni in 2013.
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who was named a star, described batting at a position where one turns out to be either a hero or a zero after the Indian team's thrashing of New Zealand on Sunday in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium .India trampled the Kiwis by four wickets to lift their second ICC trophy in two years, having also won the T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States and the West Indies, and this cup is India's first major ODI trophy in 12 years since they won the Champions Trophy in 2013 .Well, Hardik and KL batted really well in the last 10 overs and stitched a crucial partnership; it is very tough to score runs when you are making your entry in the middle section, and the credit goes to both of them as they took a lot of pressure from us," Jadeja told the broadcaster after the victory. We can say India sealed an unprecedented third Champions Trophy triumph with an unblemished record as Rohit Sharma combined his inherent freedom, cricketing skill with steely resolve to inspire his side to a hard-fought four-wicket final win over New Zealand on Sunday. It should be mentioned that India won the trophy without losing a match, which is testament to their superiority in the tournament that they last captured back in 2002 and 2013. No other world team has ever won the event thrice, and it is a big feather in the Indian team and India's cap. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian cricket team on winning the ICC Champions trophy, saying they performed excellently throughout the tournament.
On 'X', Modi wrote, "An extraordinary match and an extraordinary outcome! Proud of our cricket team for bringing another ICC Champions Trophy home." When Jedeja was asked what the title means to him, he responded, "This is huge for me, massive moment for me. It is all pride to win a big tournament for India. We won two World Cup ICC Trophies back to back and we are really happy about it." Having set to chase 251, India got off quite nicely, but New Zealand made a strong attempt to come back and take the fight deep. The contribution from the middle order comprising Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, and Hardik Pandya got India nearly across the line. Jadeja hit the winning runs and India lifted their third Champions Trophy. In concluding remarks, it is opined that this win is beyond words, assertive, decisive, and emphatic-you can add as many adjectives as you like for it deserves it. The Indian team should perform well from now on and should not be complacent.
(Vivek Koul)
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