India emerged victorious in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand last Sunday. Following the tournament’s conclusion, the International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled its Team of the Tournament, with India leading the selections with five players.
Mitchell Santner has been appointed captain of the ICC’s Team of the Tournament for ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He played a key role in leading New Zealand to the final and impressed with his all-round performance, claiming 9 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 26.66.
New Zealand and India dominate the lineup
The squad features four players from New Zealand – Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, and Matt Henry, with Henry finishing as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 10 wickets in 4 matches.
India has the most representatives in the team, with five players making the cut: Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, and Varun Chakravarthy. Axar Patel has also been included as the 12th man.
Rohit Sharma left out
Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, and Varun Chakravarthy have been included in the ICC’s Champions Trophy 2025 Team of the Tournament, with Axar Patel named as the 12th man. However, Rohit Sharma was notably left out of the lineup.
Shreyas Iyer was India’s highest run-scorer in the tournament, scoring 243 runs, while Virat Kohli followed with 218 runs. On the bowling front, Mohammed Shami and Varun Chakraborty were among India’s top performers, each claiming 9 wickets.
Rachin Ravindra, who won the Player of the Tournament and Golden Bat awards in the Champions Trophy 2025, has been named in the Best Playing XI of the tournament. He delivered an all-round performance, scoring 263 runs and taking 3 wickets.
Matt Henry, the Golden Ball winner, also secured a spot in the XI after finishing as the tournament’s highest wicket-taker with 10 scalps. Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner have been included as well, with Santner leading the team as captain.
ICC Champions Trophy Team Of The Tournament: Rachin Ravindra, Ibrahim Zadran, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Glenn Phillips, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mitchell Santner (captain), Mohammed Shami, Matt Henry and Varun Chakravarthy.
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