India on top 3 The number of occasions India has won the Champions Trophy title. This is the most CT titles won by any side. Champions Trophy title winners Titles Team (Year) 3 India (2002+, 2013, 2025) 2 Australia (2006, 2009) 1 South Africa (1998) 1 New Zealand (2000) 1 Sri Lanka (2002+) 1 West … Read more
India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in the final in Dubai, securing its second ICC title in nine months. The Men in Blue remained unbeaten, overcoming Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand in the group stage before knocking out Australia in the semis and edging past the Kiwis again for the trophy. Most Champions Trophy … Read more
Three back-to-back finals of ICC white-ball events and winning two successive ones make India the top white-ball team in the world. Like in the ICC T20 win last year, the Indians beat every team in the Champions Trophy too, and if that is not an indication of India being the best, then please let us … Read more
India claimed its third ICC Champions Trophy title on Sunday with a four-wicket win over New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Rohit Sharma led India’s 252-run chase with his 76 runs off 83 deliveries while Shreyas Iyer and K.L. Rahul played useful essays in the middle order. With the ball, Varun Chakaravarthy and … Read more
India beat New Zealand by four wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday to clinch the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Former cricketers, politicians and actors wished the Indian team on social media. Here are the reactions: HARBHAJAN SINGH (Former cricketer) HINDUSTAN ZINDABAD 🇮🇳 WELL DONE TEAM INDIA 🏏 🏆 #ChampionsTrophy2025 — … Read more
The last time India and New Zealand met in a final of an ICC white-ball tournament, in 2000, the world of cricket was different. That tournament was called ICC Knockout, One-Day Internationals (ODIs) ruled the sport’s landscape, cricket in the Middle East just meant Sharjah and T20s did not exist. A quarter of a century … Read more
India’s Virat Kohli celebrates his half-century against Australia. | Photo Credit: REUTERS India’s Virat Kohli celebrates his half-century against Australia. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Shreyas Iyer’s 79 and fine knocks by Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya lifted India to 249 for nine before the spinners took centrestage in Dubai on Sunday. Kane Williamson waged a lone battle but Varun Chakaravarthy’s five-for denied Kiwis the top spot. The Men in Blue will take on Australia in the first semifinal on … Read more
Former England cricketers and analysts Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton highlighted the ‘undeniable advantage’ India possesses in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 by having all its matches played in Dubai. India has already sealed its spot in the tournament’s semi-final, after having beaten Bangladesh and Pakistan in the group stage. The Men in Blue … Read more
India’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign will start against Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday. The side comes to the eight-nation tournament on the back of a 3-0 series sweep against England at home. Rohit Sharma and the management are likely to maintain the winning combination from this series. In its batting lineup, … Read more