IND vs. NZ ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final: When the squad had a batting collapse, India’s ace wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul grew very anxious, speaking for all Indian cricket fans. Axar Patel was fired first, followed by Hardik Pandya. Thankfully, KL Rahul was crucial to India’s pursuit and the team’s third Champions Trophy victory. Even though Ravindra Jadeja had scored the winning runs, KL Rahul’s 34-run undefeated streak proved crucial.

Rahul was exhibiting a wide range of emotions after the game, and he believed that he was pretty anxious. Together with Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel, he came into bat and stitched a match-winning partnership, but it ended. The Kiwi spinners began to apply more pressure when they needed only 69 runs to win the game. The only hitter who stepped up to the plate and helped the team recover was KL Rahul, who has been doing so recently.

This is what KL Rahul said.

“I was shitting myself, but I doubt I can say this on tape. I was nervous, but we still had a few batters to come. It all comes down to maintaining composure in such circumstances. During the post-match presentation, KL Rahul informed the media, “I believe I’ve batted in situations like this in three of the five games (in this CT), and in one of the games I didn’t get to bat at all against Pakistan.”

“It’s difficult to describe the sheer talent and the manner in which we all played cricket as children. We faced many obstacles and pressures from the moment we picked up a bat and made the decision to pursue a career in cricket. We’ve been schooled to manage pressure and perform well in situations like these by the BCCI and the domestic circuit,” he said.