As his colleagues saw India’s success in the Champions Trophy here on Sunday, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya recalled heartbreak in the 2017 edition of the tournament. India then lost to traditional rivals Pakistan in the final in England, where the Hardik was part of the team. The official broadcaster, who contributed significantly to the victory of India’s title on Sunday, said, “It is always surprising to win the ICC event. I remember 2017 very closely, could not complete that time. It was very happy here.”
Hardik was the only ranger for India in the 2017 final as it broke 43-Gund 76, but the knock could not stop his team from heavy defeat.
Set a target of 252 by New Zealand, India completed the work with four wickets and six balls to win their third Champions Trophy title after 2002 and 2013.
All -rounder was also full of praise for KL Rahul, the team’s winning march and another contributor who scored 34 runs in the final.
“KL was calm, he took his opportunities at the right time. He has immense talent, no one can give it time with him.” India chased India after losing some wickets in the 42nd over to find itself at 203/5.
The Karnataka cricketer said that he was always convinced to get work.
Rahul said, “As I can be convinced that I can reach the line. All this matters, happy since this time. I have done it at this time. I have batted like this in three out of five matches.”
“It is difficult to put in words, but the team has pure skills. The way we all have to play cricket, we have faced pressure since we became professional cricketers. BCCI has prepared them all and we are challenging to improve ourselves,” said the soft -lingual batsman.
Mystery spinner Varun Chakarwarthi, Rohit’s Trump Card in the tournament called it a dream-on-Tru moment for him with nine wickets in three matches.
“It was a sudden inclusion (when Xi was part of the league match against New Zealand), I did not expect to get out like this, a dream came true. The spin was low in the first innings and I had to be disciplined, just clinging to the basics,” Chakraverthi said.
India claimed a trophy without losing a match, reflecting his dominance in the tournament.
Opener Gill, who started the tournament with a century against Bangladesh, expressed his fear for his captain’s free-free batting, which has often set a tempo for the team.
“It felt surprising. For the most time, I sat back and enjoyed Rohit’s batting. He told me how the scoreboard gap was aimed at batting till the end. We missed in 2023, happy to win eight Odis back.
Gill said, “The intensity with which he plays is amazing. He keeps asking us to give everything.
Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has been part of the heartbreaks along with some famous victory, expressed his happiness over this victory.
“This is with me; sometimes a hero, sometimes a void. Wickets were not easy for a new batsman. Hardik and KL were great. Winning the Champions Trophy is a big thing. If you don’t win a big tournament after playing for so long, it hurts,” Jadeja said, “Jadeja said, who wins.
For Shreyas Iyer, who lanks solidity in mid -order with his calculated batting, this was a young woman’s victory of the ICC tournament “Feeling Extract.
The wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who sent back the dangerous Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson in quick succession to give India upper hand, said that the management of four spinners is not an easy task in playing one.
Kuldeep said, “It is easy to say that it is very difficult to manage four spinners in the team, but four spinners. A lot of plans were made to Rohit Bhai and all the credit Big party tonight,” Kuldeep said.
“Fortunately I didn’t need to bat. KL and Hardik did brilliantly. I don’t believe in the favorite tag, but we are doing brilliantly. This victory is dedicated to our fans.”
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