Delhi: The Indian cricket team won the title by defeating New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India performed brilliantly while being invincible throughout the tournament.
Questions raised on India playing in Dubai
Pakistan was hosted by Pakistan, but India refused to play there. Due to this, the tournament was held in the hybrid model, in which the Indian team played all their matches in Dubai. Regarding this, former England captain Michael Attarton, Nasir Hussain and Jose Butler said that India got the benefit of playing all their matches in one place. Apart from this, South African batsman Rasi Van Der Dusen and Australia captain Pat Cummins also questioned this.
Glenn McGrae supports India
However, Australia's legendary bowler Glenn McGraw dismissed these claims. According to the Times of India, he said, “This is like this. India no longer visit Pakistan. There was only one more thing – the matches were to be played in Dubai. You have to give credit to India. He played according to the circumstances. They know how to play on the spinning track. This is the same as Australia played all their matches in Australia. India, understanding the situation, played great cricket and this was the reason for his victory. “
In the tournament, India defeated Bangladesh in their first match, then defeated Pakistan and New Zealand and made it to the semi -finals. In the semi -finals, Team India defeated Australia to enter the finals, where they defeated New Zealand once again and captured the Champions Trophy.