Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma, Rachin Ravindra among award winners
What's the story
India claimed the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy title after beating New Zealand in the final.
The Men in Blue beat New Zealand after chasing down 252 in a high-voltage final in Dubai. Skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front with an incredible knock. He was adjudged the Player of the Match.
New Zealand opener Rachin Ravindra was also among the award-winners.
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Player of the Tournament
New Zealand opener Ravindra was adjudged the Player of the Tournament after finishing as the highest run-scorer of Champions Trophy 2025.
He racked up 263 runs from four matches at an incredible average of 65.75. His tally includes two record-breaking centuries. No other batter crossed the 250-run mark.
He now has the most runs for New Zealand in a Champions Trophy edition.
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Stunning feats for Ravindra
During the tournament, he became the first NZ player with multiple tons in a Champions Trophy edition. He joined Chris Gayle, Sourav Ganguly, Saeed Anwar, Herschelle Gibbs, Upul Tharanga, Shane Watson, and Shikhar Dhawan overall. Ravindra also took his ICC tournaments tons tally to five.
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Rohit named Player of the Match
Rohit led from the front with a whirlwind knock. He started India's run-chase with an endearing maximum early on.
Rohit did the bulk of scoring as India reached their 100. He carried on despite losing Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli.
However, the middle-order pressure prompted Rohit to go after Rachin Ravindra. He departed for an 83-ball 76 (7 fours and 3 sixes).
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Second captain with this feat
Rohit has become the second Indian captain to have slammed a fifty in the Champions Trophy final.
He has joined Sourav Ganguly, who slammed a century while leading in the 2000 Champions Trophy final.
Overall, Rohit is the fourth captain with a fifty in the tournament final. He has joined Ganguly, Sanath Jayasuriya, and Hansie Cronje on this elite list.