Although in this Champions Trophy, India have played all of all of their five matches in Dubai, their programs at the 2023 World Cup (although at home), and they won last year in the T20 World Cup, were more challenging. In 2023, he played in nine separate places, losing the final for Australia only. At last year’s T20 event, he played in New York State to start three matches, but then played his last six matches (one of which was left) at five different places.
Rohit said about India’s 23 win, “It is a great, great milestone, speaking honestly.” “It talks to such a team. I know we reached the ODI Cup and lost in that final. But then we went to the T20 World Cup and did not lose a single game. We also won the trophy here.
“This reflects quality in the team. Excessive depth. Very much understanding within the group. Very enthusiast. And it is how we want to play our cricket. This is what we said before the tournament – that there is a lot of pressure on the outside. If a game, India loses, or the match goes here and there, there is a lot.
“But the boys and the team have really succeeded in keeping it aside, and just focused on how to win the game and enjoy the game. This is the most important aspect of our game in the last two or three years that we are here.”
If you reduce the sample only by 2024 and 2025, India has now won 13 out of 13 in two different formats. MS Dhoni took India’s victory allegations on the three limited overs trophy, winning the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. But only in the 2013 Champions Trophy, his team became undefeated through the tournament. And at any point, Dhoni’s India team won two ICC Trophy in succession.
Rohit said, “This is a great team achievement for the team to win two ICC trophies for the team and be undefined.” “I have seen very few teams who have won two tournaments. We have used the situations and have won. There is no future plans, whatever is happening is happening.
“We lost the final of 2023 after playing such terrible cricket in nine matches. So with the same mentality, with the same intention, with the same game plan, we went to play in the finals. But we talked about the fact that (we) do not leave until the game is over. It is what we talked to before these two finals – we are to stay in the game till the end.”
Rohit also paid tribute to a versatile XI, packed with all -rounders, almost all, who had a serious impact on the tournament.
“If you see nos. 1 to 11, the players who got a chance to bat or bowl have contributed in their own way. Finally, when everyone plays together and a lot of people contribute, you get a lot of success. In this tournament, we saw the players who played their share.
“It was not that only one player scored all the runs in the tournament. Everyone contributed here and there because we knew that the wickets were challenging here, and it is not easy for everyone. So it was important to get all contribution from top to bottom.
“There is a lot of hunger and a lot of passion. These things should not be taught. It is very natural for many people.”
Andrew Fidel Fernando is a senior writer of Espncricinfo. @Afidelf
