A look at India's performance in 2006 Champions Trophy
What's the story
The ICC Champions Trophy is one of the most prestigious ODI tournaments in cricket.
The 2025 edition will start on February 19 with Pakistan as the host country.
India's matches will be played at the iconic Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Ever since its debut in the first tournament in 1998, India have been a part of every edition.
Here we decode India's campaign in the 2006 Champions Trophy.
Tournament record
Dismal campaign at home
India's ICC Champions Trophy journey has been a mix of success and near misses.
The Men in Blue hosted the 2006 edition but disappointed the home crowd.
Under Rahul Dravid's leadership, the team failed to qualify for the semi-finals, having lost two of their three league games.
While they won against England, West Indies and Australia beat them.
IND vs ENG
Win vs England
India started off well, beating England in their opener by four wickets. It was a low-scoring affair in Jaipur as the Brits were folded for just 125 while batting first.
Munaf Patel and Ramesh Powar dismissed three batters each as Paul Collingwood (38) was the only Englishman to breach the 30-run mark.
Though India lost regular wickets in response, Sachin Tendulkar (35) and Yuvraj Singh (27) helped them prevail in 29.3 overs.
IND vs WI
Narrow defeat against WI
India then suffered two defeats on the trot and were subsequently knocked out.
They were restricted to 223/9 against WI as skipper Dravid (49) and MS Dhoni (51) showcased some resistance in Ahmedabad.
However, the Men in Maroon (224/7) prevailed with two balls to spare thanks to half-centurions Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
IND vs AUS
Defeat vs Australia
In a must-win game against the Aussies, India posted 249/8 while batting first in Mohali as Virender Sehwag (65) and Dravid (52) recorded fifties.
The Men in Yellow chased down the total in just 45.4 overs with six wickets to spare.
Shane Watson (50), Ricky Ponting (58), and Damien Martyn (73*) struck fifties as the Indian bowlers could never apply pressure.