Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the Indian cricket team after it won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 beating New Zealand by 4 wickets at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
“An exceptional game and an exceptional result!” Modi said in a post on X.
An exceptional game and an exceptional result!
Proud of our cricket team for bringing home the ICC Champions Trophy. They’ve played wonderfully through the tournament. Congratulations to our team for the splendid all around display.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 9, 2025
“Proud of our cricket team for bringing home the ICC Champions Trophy. They’ve played wonderfully through the tournament. Congratulations to our team for the splendid all around display,” he added.
President Droupadi Murmu also extended her best wishes to the Team Indian including the players, the management, and the support staff.
“Heartiest congratulations to Team India for winning the ICC Champions Trophy, 2025,” said the President in a social media post.
“India becomes the only team to win the Trophy thrice. The players, the management and the support staff deserve the highest accolades for creating cricketing history. I wish Indian cricket a very bright future,” she added.
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The ‘Men in Blue’ ended the 25-year spell to beat New Zealand in the ODI final of an ICC mega event. The latest victory has added three Champions Trophy titles for India, surpassing Australia with two such titles.
The match started with the 12th straight loss in the toss for Rohit Sharma and the Kiwis choosing to bat. India’s spinners limited New Zealand to 251 for seven in the allotted 50 overs, with Kuldeep Yadav (2/40) and Varun Chakaravarthy (2/45) making significant contributions with the ball.
India completed the chase of 252 with six balls to spare after Rohit led from the front with a half-century while Shreyas Iyer finished 48 runs off 62 balls.
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