Gautam gambhir creases history: The Indian team won by 5 wickets in the final match of the Asia Cup played between India and Pakistan. With this victory of the Indian team, Gautam Gambhir has achieved a major achievement. He became the first cricketer in the world to win the Asia Cup and ICC Trophy as a player and coach.
Gautam Gambhir was a member of the T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Asia Cup winning Indian team as a player. As the head coach of Team India, he won the ICC Champions Trophy in March 2025 and the Asia Cup on 28 September.
Ravi Shastri also won the ICC Trophy and Asia Cup (twice) as a player and the Asia Cup (in 2018), but he never won the ICC Trophy as a head coach.
| Tournament | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| T20 World Cup | 2007 | Player |
| Asia Cup | 2010 | Player |
| ODI World Cup | 2011 | Player |
| ICC Champions Trophy | 2025 | Head coach |
| Asia Cup | 2025 | Head coach |
Gambhir was appointed as the head coach of Team India in July 2024 and since then he has won all matches as head coach in the Multi Nation Tournaments. India also won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 before winning all seven matches in the Asia Cup 2025. His victory record was excellent.
The Indian team won all their matches in the Champions Trophy. At the same time, in the T20 Asia Cup, the Indian team won a total of 7 matches and captured the trophy. With this victory, India captured the Asia Cup title for the ninth time. The Indian team has been the most successful team of the Asia Cup.
The winner India was not given the trophy in a peculiar development as he refused to take the trophy from Pakistan minister and ACC president Mohsin Naqvi. On Sunday, India’s exciting victory over the arch -rivals in the Asia Cup final on Sunday, which ended with the winning teams celebrating their victory without a trophy.
