How will cricket fans remember India’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025 win: unfair advantage or well-deserved victory?

[FearlessRoar]

India has won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and cricket fans around the world aren’t surprised—and for good reason. They played all five of their matches in Dubai—same venue, same conditions, no travel, no need to adjust to different pitches like other teams had to. Naturally, that kind of consistency helps, so their win didn’t really come as a shock to anyone.

Plenty of well-known figures in cricket pointed this out:

Michael Atherton: "India playing all their matches in Dubai is an undeniable advantage. They didn’t have to travel between venues or countries like other teams did."

Nasser Hussain: "It is an advantage. They were in one place—one hotel, one dressing room. They knew the pitch, selected smartly for it, and adapted accordingly."

Rassie van der Dussen: "Staying in one place, practicing in the same facilities, and playing on the same pitches is definitely an advantage."

David Miller: "It's only an hour-and-forty-minute flight, but the fact that we had to do that was not ideal. It was early morning, after a game, and we had to fly. Then we got to Dubai at 4:00 PM, and by 7:30 AM, we had to come back. It wasn't like we flew five hours and had enough time to recover and recuperate—it was still not an ideal situation."

Mohammed Shami (India’s own player): "It has definitely helped us. Knowing the conditions and pitch behavior is a plus point when playing at a single venue."

So, how will this win be remembered? A tactical advantage? An unfair edge? Home-like conditions? Or just pure effort?

 

[mb3407]

India has won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and cricket fans around the world aren’t surprised—and for good reason. They played all five of their matches in Dubai—same venue, same conditions, no travel, no need to adjust to different pitches like other teams had to. Naturally, that kind of consistency helps, so their win didn’t really come as a shock to anyone.


Plenty of well-known figures in cricket pointed this out:

• Michael Atherton: "India playing all their matches in Dubai is an undeniable advantage. They didn’t have to travel between venues or countries like other teams did."
• Nasser Hussain: "It is an advantage. They were in one place, one hotel, one dressing room. They knew the pitch, selected smartly for it, and adapted accordingly."
• Rassie van der Dussen: "Staying in one place, practicing in the same facilities, and playing on the same pitches is definitely an advantage."
• Mohammed Shami (India’s own player): "It has definitely helped us. Knowing the conditions and pitch behavior is a plus point when playing at a single venue."

So, how will this win be remembered? A tactical advantage? An unfair edge? Home-like conditions? Or just pure effort?

Allah's will and justice in the holy month

 

[kron]

India has won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and cricket fans around the world aren’t surprised—and for good reason. They played all five of their matches in Dubai—same venue, same conditions, no travel, no need to adjust to different pitches like other teams had to. Naturally, that kind of consistency helps, so their win didn’t really come as a shock to anyone.


Plenty of well-known figures in cricket pointed this out:

• Michael Atherton: "India playing all their matches in Dubai is an undeniable advantage. They didn’t have to travel between venues or countries like other teams did."
• Nasser Hussain: "It is an advantage. They were in one place, one hotel, one dressing room. They knew the pitch, selected smartly for it, and adapted accordingly."
• Rassie van der Dussen: "Staying in one place, practicing in the same facilities, and playing on the same pitches is definitely an advantage."
• Mohammed Shami (India’s own player): "It has definitely helped us. Knowing the conditions and pitch behavior is a plus point when playing at a single venue."

So, how will this win be remembered? A tactical advantage? An unfair edge? Home-like conditions? Or just pure effort?

I MEAN INDIA JUST WON 22 out of 23 icc games in odi over the last 4 years

So WHAT DO YOU THINK??

 

[FearlessRoar]

Polls added

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

I will remember it for PCB and Pakistanis shown there place in World Cricket.

 

[sweep_shot]

It was a farce.

India won but not in a clean way. They received special perks from ICC.

They won like heel Triple H.

 

[JaDed]

Will remember it as humbling to arrogant fans from Canada , UK and Pakistan

Other than that don’t care much about it, and definitely feel for the PCT fans in Pakistan.

 

[OldWarHorse]

Just a stat, like people remember Argentina winning 1978 WC (rather than how they got there) or 86 with the Hand of God.

 

[JaDed]

Just a stat, like people remember Argentina winning 1978 WC (rather than how they got there) or 86 with the Hand of God.

Oh they all consider Maradona as a great for hand of God lol

 

[jamie smith fan]

Riggeddddd tournament.

 

[PakPremi]

They had advantage but also had form and a very strong team for these conditions, so in the end cannot complained they won the trophy.

 

[Savak]

India has been a top white ball side for almost a decade. History only remembers winners

 

[Bhaijaan]

India has been a top white ball side for almost a decade. History only remembers winners

Wait what?
You mean history won’t remember NZ were the champions of air travel in the tournament for travelling 8 thousand kilometers?

How unfair is that

 

[jnaveen1980]

I have third option. Unfair disadvantage of not being able to bat on batting tracks in Pakistan to win more comprehensively. These pitches bridged the gap between India and poor teams.

 

[basitmian]

If India played with NZ in Lahore, who wins?

 

[Savak]

Wait what?
You mean history won’t remember NZ were the champions of air travel in the tournament for travelling 8 thousand kilometers?

How unfair is that

Nope. Won't be remembered.

 

[kron]

It was a farce.

India won but not in a clean way. They received special perks from ICC.

They won like heel Triple H.

You are the goat

You are the main reason India won

 

[kron]

If India played with NZ in Lahore, who wins?

Still india

Cmon brother

It’s 7 0 streak vs nz now

It’s no fluke lol

And this India missing 3 4 players

 

[sweep_shot]

I enjoyed the CT games hosted in Pakistan. Some great games --> ENG-AUS, ENG-AFG, and SA-NZ.

Dubai portion was boring, comical, and farcical.

The tournament would've been amazing had it been 100% in Pakistan and had rain stayed away.

 

[Mockingbird]

Just a stat, like people remember Argentina winning 1978 WC (rather than how they got there) or 86 with the Hand of God.

Definitely not as bad as England winning the WC by boundary count

 

[kron]

It was a farce.

India won but not in a clean way. They received special perks from ICC.

They won like heel Triple H.

In saying that I would trade world number 1 in tests over this anyday

 

[Bhaijaan]

Jokes aside, worst tournament ever.

Pathetic hosting by PCB

Poor crowds

Washed out games

Logistics issues

Sore losers ROW fans on the knockouts

A forgettable tournament

 

[Bhaijaan]

Nope. Won't be remembered.

But is that fair?

All this air travel getting unnoticed?

 

[nish_mate]

Will remember it as humbling to arrogant fans from Canada , UK and Pakistan

Other than that don’t care much about it, and definitely feel for the PCT fans in Pakistan.

Canadians got nothing to be arrogant about, that is the irony

 

[nish_mate]

India the most environmental friendly team with least carbon miles during the tourney....

 

[hdev2509]

Sour grapes, padosis. Admit it: you are nowhere near us, neither in cricket, nor in anything else.

Aur…Sunday kaisa raha padosiyon?

 

[saimayubera]

I will remember it for PCB and Pakistanis shown there place in World Cricket.

First kick Pakistan out in 4 days.

Then kick final out of Pak.

Then win.

 

[charlie007]

India has won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and cricket fans around the world aren’t surprised—and for good reason. They played all five of their matches in Dubai—same venue, same conditions, no travel, no need to adjust to different pitches like other teams had to. Naturally, that kind of consistency helps, so their win didn’t really come as a shock to anyone.

Plenty of well-known figures in cricket pointed this out:

Michael Atherton: "India playing all their matches in Dubai is an undeniable advantage. They didn’t have to travel between venues or countries like other teams did."

Nasser Hussain: "It is an advantage. They were in one place—one hotel, one dressing room. They knew the pitch, selected smartly for it, and adapted accordingly."

Rassie van der Dussen: "Staying in one place, practicing in the same facilities, and playing on the same pitches is definitely an advantage."

David Miller: "It's only an hour-and-forty-minute flight, but the fact that we had to do that was not ideal. It was early morning, after a game, and we had to fly. Then we got to Dubai at 4:00 PM, and by 7:30 AM, we had to come back. It wasn't like we flew five hours and had enough time to recover and recuperate—it was still not an ideal situation."

Mohammed Shami (India’s own player): "It has definitely helped us. Knowing the conditions and pitch behavior is a plus point when playing at a single venue."

So, how will this win be remembered? A tactical advantage? An unfair edge? Home-like conditions? Or just pure effort?

You have to play well to win. They remained unbeaten throughout in this tournament as well as the last one too. You play on whatever you are given. To top it all, India hasn’t won a toss in what, 15 matches now?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Pitch tampering , BCCI bullying , tournament rigging , biased umpiring were all factors .

 

[basitmian]

Still india

Cmon brother

It’s 7 0 streak vs nz now

It’s no fluke lol

And this India missing 3 4 players

Your "Champion Spinners" wont get a dust bowl to bowl in and instead of 251, you would be chasing 360+ in Lahore. Only reason is that India's 15 squad could have 4-5 spinners but other teams had to keep less spinners in squad due to games in Pakistan.

Let me remind you, India bowled with 4 spinners today (38 overs of spin). You bowl 4 spinners in Lahore, you will chase 400.

 

[JaDed]

Your "Champion Spinners" wont get a dust bowl to bowl in and instead of 251, you would be chasing 360+ in Lahore. Only reason is that India's 15 squad could have 4-5 spinners but other teams had to keep less spinners in squad due to games in Pakistan.

Let me remind you, India bowled with 4 spinners today (38 overs of spin). You bowl 4 spinners in Lahore, you will chase 400.

Lol Pandya the useless , Rauuul and Rohit would had smacked everyone on those flat pitches.

For years PCT called Rohit,Pandya FTB, so why wouldn’t had they displayed their FTB skills?

 

[kron]

Your "Champion Spinners" wont get a dust bowl to bowl in and instead of 251, you would be chasing 360+ in Lahore. Only reason is that India's 15 squad could have 4-5 spinners but other teams had to keep less spinners in squad due to games in Pakistan.

Let me remind you, India bowled with 4 spinners today (38 overs of spin). You bowl 4 spinners in Lahore, you will chase 400.

But we will pick the team to suit Lahore conditions in that case

You don’t win 7 0 vs a team by fluking sir

We would have played Arshdeep Rana along with Pandya Nitish etc

Would have been an even stronger Side

 

[shokz1408]

Would put an asterisk next to it. Playing in the same stadium for all 5 of their matches is definitely an advantage over other teams. They probably would have dominated in Pakistan too tbh with the team they have, but that remains unknown now.

 

[pratiktc]

I think cricket will remember CT 2025 as the tournament which most clearly displayed to teams the pitfalls of having a top order batter who soaks up balls in rebuilding effort and eventually falls before pulling the trigger.

It is very much like the Dementor's Kiss in that such innings suck the soul out of a batting sidep and leave fans feeling hollow inside as if they have witnessed something unclean.

Babar Azam vs NZ
Rizwan vs India
Kane Williamson vs India
Temba Bavuma vs NZ
Daryl Mitchell vs India
Steve Smith vs India

Most of these batters may not play again in ODIs and their teams have learnt harsh lessons on how not to play ODI cricket

 

[jnaveen1980]

Your "Champion Spinners" wont get a dust bowl to bowl in and instead of 251, you would be chasing 360+ in Lahore. Only reason is that India's 15 squad could have 4-5 spinners but other teams had to keep less spinners in squad due to games in Pakistan.

Let me remind you, India bowled with 4 spinners today (38 overs of spin). You bowl 4 spinners in Lahore, you will chase 400.

Varun butchered SA in SA lol He is going to worry about your tracks? Nice coping.

 

[pillionrider]

With this?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

You can remember it as both.

Despite the advantage the players still executed their skills wonderfully. We can't blame them or hold it against them.

 

[Hikaru]

Your "Champion Spinners" wont get a dust bowl to bowl in and instead of 251, you would be chasing 360+ in Lahore. Only reason is that India's 15 squad could have 4-5 spinners but other teams had to keep less spinners in squad due to games in Pakistan.

Let me remind you, India bowled with 4 spinners today (38 overs of spin). You bowl 4 spinners in Lahore, you will chase 400.

Firstly, great to see a 2006 account waking up to remind this. Secondly no, we could send school kids to bowl in Lahore and Pakistan would still be scoring 260.

 

[basitmian]

But we will pick the team to suit Lahore conditions in that case

You don’t win 7 0 vs a team by fluking sir

We would have played Arshdeep Rana along with Pandya Nitish etc

Would have been an even stronger Side

Arshdeep Rana and Panya are trundlers on Lahore pitch. It would be a batsman's game but not spinner dominance. That is where NZ actually meet head to head with India and fare much better.

 

[basitmian]

Lol Pandya the useless , Rauuul and Rohit would had smacked everyone on those flat pitches.

For years PCT called Rohit,Pandya FTB, so why wouldn’t had they displayed their FTB skills?

Did you watch NZ batting in Semi final?

 

[sweep_shot]

Your "Champion Spinners" wont get a dust bowl to bowl in and instead of 251, you would be chasing 360+ in Lahore. Only reason is that India's 15 squad could have 4-5 spinners but other teams had to keep less spinners in squad due to games in Pakistan.

Let me remind you, India bowled with 4 spinners today (38 overs of spin). You bowl 4 spinners in Lahore, you will chase 400.

Very good observation.

India had so many blatant advantages. Their victory feels quite tainted.

 

[basitmian]

Firstly, great to see a 2006 account waking up to remind this. Secondly no, we could send school kids to bowl in Lahore and Pakistan would still be scoring 260.

We are talking NZ here not Pakistan. Current India beats Pakistan on any pitch in the world.

 

[Mesozoic]

I would certainly remember CT 2025 for all the padosi tears/sore loser mentality and them picking up one papa after another in desperate hopes of seeing India fall..

This tournament will be remembered for the abject humiliation of Pakistan cricket by the hands of its arch rival..

 

[saimayubera]

We are talking NZ here not Pakistan. Current India beats Pakistan on any pitch in the world.

NZ has a 0-7 record against Ind in last 7 matches.

The 2023 semi was what would have happened to NZ on a flat pitch.

 

[Hikaru]

We are talking NZ here not Pakistan. Current India beats Pakistan on any pitch in the world.

You are overestimating Kiwis imo.

 

[big_gamer007]

Indians fans will remember it fondly but slowly the memory of this victory will be just a distant fond memory.

Other country fans won’t remember nor care about this CT and will forget the result after couple of weeks. Most people are not even aware CT is going on and even the die hard ones are not really following it. Only few real nerds are following this.

Canadian Bangladeshis and Brit Pakistanis on PP will remember it as manipulation by BCCI to implant Jay Shah as ICC president in order to give unfair advantage to India and fix the results in favour of Indian victory. But then again, for this lot even if India wins the soccer World Cup and top Olympic gold medals tally, india will remain a crappy sports nation for them.

 

[kron]

Arshdeep Rana and Panya are trundlers on Lahore pitch. It would be a batsman's game but not spinner dominance. That is where NZ actually meet head to head with India and fare much better.

But our batsman are better on flat wickets

Like I said we have won 7 in a row vs them and. Not just in asia

Abroad too

Rana bowls 135 to 145. If he is a Trundler then Shaheen and Naseem are trundlers

Arshdeep is a bit slower but gets bounce and can move the ball. Leftie angle

He is a problem for lot of players. He would be a huge threat to kiwi left handers

 

[jnaveen1980]

We are talking NZ here not Pakistan. Current India beats Pakistan on any pitch in the world.

Last 7 ODI matches of NZ against India in varieyt of conditions ( 5 of them ICC matches)

 

[OldWarHorse]

Did you watch NZ batting in Semi final?

New Zealand bat well but we have a more aggressive top 5. We comfortably beat them in that batting shootout in Mumbai(23) even when they had to bat in dew

 

[jnaveen1980]

You are overestimating Kiwis imo.

They gave Pakistan shellacking in the the tri series. So he thinks everyone is like them. NZ luckily faced SA instead of Australia.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I would certainly remember CT 2025 for all the padosi tears/sore loser mentality and them picking up one papa after another in desperate hopes of seeing India fall..

This tournament will be remembered for the abject humiliation of Pakistan cricket by the hands of its arch rival..

When the tournament started i didn't care. Even now i don't care. But the amount of whining, temper tantrum that went on made me care about this tournament lol

 

[basitmian]

I would certainly remember CT 2025 for all the padosi tears/sore loser mentality and them picking up one papa after another in desperate hopes of seeing India fall..

This tournament will be remembered for the abject humiliation of Pakistan cricket by the hands of its arch rival..

You are correct its a humiliation for pakistan cricket and deservedly so.


But, the question is whether India got unfair advantage with NZ today? If you think answer is No, a return ticket from Lala land is required.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Did you watch NZ batting in Semi final?

Did you watch NZ's world cup semi final against India

 

[nuttyprof]

India did not ask for the single location. In fact India did not want to play Champions Trophy. Like tennis, higher seeds get a comfortable rounds. Not only is ICT highest seed, BCCI is paying for the tournament for Indians to enjoy. So when BCCI asks jump, the only aceptable reply is "How High"!!! Now continue with the whining and onto "King hain naa. Bobsy kar legaa"

 

[Shehmir]

India has won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and cricket fans around the world aren’t surprised—and for good reason. They played all five of their matches in Dubai—same venue, same conditions, no travel, no need to adjust to different pitches like other teams had to. Naturally, that kind of consistency helps, so their win didn’t really come as a shock to anyone.

Plenty of well-known figures in cricket pointed this out:

Michael Atherton: "India playing all their matches in Dubai is an undeniable advantage. They didn’t have to travel between venues or countries like other teams did."

Nasser Hussain: "It is an advantage. They were in one place—one hotel, one dressing room. They knew the pitch, selected smartly for it, and adapted accordingly."

Rassie van der Dussen: "Staying in one place, practicing in the same facilities, and playing on the same pitches is definitely an advantage."

David Miller: "It's only an hour-and-forty-minute flight, but the fact that we had to do that was not ideal. It was early morning, after a game, and we had to fly. Then we got to Dubai at 4:00 PM, and by 7:30 AM, we had to come back. It wasn't like we flew five hours and had enough time to recover and recuperate—it was still not an ideal situation."

Mohammed Shami (India’s own player): "It has definitely helped us. Knowing the conditions and pitch behavior is a plus point when playing at a single venue."

So, how will this win be remembered? A tactical advantage? An unfair edge? Home-like conditions? Or just pure effort?

It was obvious advantage to India. But they have played fantastic cricket despite losing toss in all the matches

 

[ufcfan]

Arshdeep Rana and Panya are trundlers on Lahore pitch. It would be a batsman's game but not spinner dominance. That is where NZ actually meet head to head with India and fare much better.

Rana and Pandya are quicker than all Pakistan attack lol
The kid was bowling 146+ vs pak,just see the audacity
If not for Dubai,it had been carnage in pakistan by Indian batsmen

 

[JaDed]

Did you watch NZ batting in Semi final?

Have you watched Indian batting on flat tracks?

 

[ufcfan]

It was obvious advantage to India. But they have played fantastic cricket despite losing toss in all the matches

Had it been in Pakistan,India would have still played all their matches in same venue
Wonder what would have been your excuse then?

 

[JaDed]

Rana and Pandya are quicker than all Pakistan attack lol
The kid was bowling 146+ vs pak,just see the audacity
If not for Dubai,it had been carnage in pakistan by Indian batsmen

Lol they would had just said India can only win on flat pitches, I have seen that script too.

 

[Ahmed216]

They definitely had an unfair advantage as pointed out by former and current cricketers.

Also good to see Shami being a man of 'Imaan' acknowledging it.

 

[JaDed]

I feel for @sweep_shot , he first had ODI has most important and Icc T20 as second most important, than he mad ICC CT as more important than ICC T20 Wc.

If India wins others he will probably say Cricket doesn’t matter and only hockey does

 

[Ahmed216]

They definitely had an unfair advantage as pointed out by former and current cricketers.

Also good to see Shami being a man of 'Imaan' acknowledging it.

But Indian players obviously had nothing to do with it.
I congratulate them for playing good cricket and winning the tournament.

 

[charlie007]

Your "Champion Spinners" wont get a dust bowl to bowl in and instead of 251, you would be chasing 360+ in Lahore. Only reason is that India's 15 squad could have 4-5 spinners but other teams had to keep less spinners in squad due to games in Pakistan.

Let me remind you, India bowled with 4 spinners today (38 overs of spin). You bowl 4 spinners in Lahore, you will chase 400.

Hypothetical isn’t it? Stop being salty and talk about what could have been. On roads like Pakistan dished out, especially in Lahore, India would back itself to chase whatever they are set. Also, with the quality of Indian bowlers, it would have been highly unlikely that they will leak 350+. They selected based on their judgement of pitch behavior. They wouldn’t have selected 2 spinners (2 are genuine all rounders), and would have played with an extra pace bowler. Arshdeep and Rana sat out last 2/3 games.

 

[Mesozoic]

When the tournament started i didn't care. Even now i don't care. But the amount of whining, temper tantrum that went on made me care about this tournament lol

Lol same with me.. this is just a second grade icc odi title but the way we have humiliated a certain chihuahua mentality people for the past month or so has been incredibly satisfying lol.

Seeing them go into a frenzy and throwing their toys out of the pram has been chefs kiss.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

I really don't care about others' feelings, but I am really enjoying this win.
Top two sides reached the final, and we played better cricket and won.

 

[Mesozoic]

You are correct its a humiliation for pakistan cricket and deservedly so.


But, the question is whether India got unfair advantage with NZ today? If you think answer is No, a return ticket from Lala land is required.

India played with 11 players...same as New Zealand.

On the same wicket..

With the same set of balls and bats..

Same set of 50 overs for both sides..

Same rules throughout the match..

NZ had the toss advantage too

This "Oh they travelled so much" excuse is just crybaby loserish in all its glory.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

When the tournament started i didn't care. Even now i don't care. But the amount of whining, temper tantrum that went on made me care about this tournament lol

Ha ha, same with me. I never rated this CT as a big tournament, and I said India should have avoided playing rather than accepting the hybrid model. But posters here, right from the beginning, went gaga and did a lot of thigh slapping.."Oh, BCCI likes this, likes that, we will teach them a lesson, we have isolated them... bla bla". Now they are coming up with silly excuses after India won the tournament.

 

[nish_mate]

Your "Champion Spinners" wont get a dust bowl to bowl in and instead of 251, you would be chasing 360+ in Lahore. Only reason is that India's 15 squad could have 4-5 spinners but other teams had to keep less spinners in squad due to games in Pakistan.

Let me remind you, India bowled with 4 spinners today (38 overs of spin). You bowl 4 spinners in Lahore, you will chase 400.

Let me remind you Dubai is where your messiah Misbah won the mace with spinners

Rest is angor khatte....

 

[raj_milan]

India played with 11 players...same as New Zealand.

On the same wicket..

With the same set of balls and bats..

Same set of 50 overs for both sides..

Same rules throughout the match..

NZ had the toss advantage too

This "Oh they travelled so much" excuse is just crybaby loserish in all its glory.

Oh, absolutely! I mean, forget the 2.5-hour luxury first-class flight and a smooth, expedited immigration process. Clearly according to Artherton/Hussain and some other experts , NZ and SA had it so much worse, being forced to travel like they were cramped into a local bus from Karachi to Dubai, standing for 20 hours, with no comfort whatsoever.

 

[Mas-LFC]

Allah's will and justice in the holy month

Ameen.

Most of Indians believe in Karma. Time will change. Every dog has its day.

 

[Hellion]

Ameen.

Most of Indians believe in Karma. Time will change. Every dog has its day.

Karma and God willing, the immoral nation of Bangladesh will not even qualify for the next World Cup

 

[saimayubera]

Lol same with me.. this is just a second grade icc odi title but the way we have humiliated a certain chihuahua mentality people for the past month or so has been incredibly satisfying lol.

Seeing them go into a frenzy and throwing their toys out of the pram has been chefs kiss.

No one cared about 2002 and 2013 in India.

Pakistanis over-hyped this post 2017 due to lack of achievements.

 

[RyanRyan10]

I am unhappy that umpires didn't give any controversial decision in favour of us. Rona dhona would have been louder then and thus more enjoyable.

 

[Mockingbird]

India played with 11 players...same as New Zealand.

On the same wicket..

With the same set of balls and bats..

Same set of 50 overs for both sides..

Same rules throughout the match..

NZ had the toss advantage too

This "Oh they travelled so much" excuse is just crybaby loserish in all its glory.

The ‘travelled so much’ excuse doesn’t cut it when you have a 3 day break in between the matches.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Congratulations India, well deserved trophy win. Their squad and starting 11 selections were spot on. They also played according to conditions they were in.

Ultimately the Indian spinners all the way through the tournament exposed how poorly other teams plan spin in these conditions.

 

[BDfanforever]

4 quality spinners is the best combination for Dubai. Other teams should make note of this for future matches in Dubai. This IND team were perfect for this condition, they were also helped by not having to face Aus legendary trio of pace attack.

 

[jnaveen1980]

4 quality spinners is the best combination for Dubai. Other teams should make note of this for future matches in Dubai. This IND team were perfect for this condition, they were also helped by not having to face Aus legendary trio of pace attack.

As long as Pandya is in the side Australia is not beating India in ICC oturnament with or without them.

Australia with those 3 vs India in ICC tournaments

1-2 This would have been 1-3

 

[BDfanforever]

As long as Pandya is in the side Australia is not beating India in ICC oturnament with or without them.

Australia with those 3 vs India in ICC tournaments

1-2 This would have been 1-3

You can count 2015 ODI WC where Starc and Hazelwood was there, Cummins was upcoming with Mitchell Marsh around that time. Add the World Test Championship plus the ODI WC 2023.

That's basically 3-0 in major tournaments knockout in favor of Aus legendary attack. However, that's a good thing because only such team can challenge current IND unless other teams steps up. NZ is also ridiculously good given the resources they got.

Virat Kohli: We've always been in awe of what NZ can do with limited no. of players.

 

[captain.hansolo]

It will be forgotten within a month or so when the IPL nonsense begins. We did not have a single hard fought victory and instead of playing in Pakistan, played in a venue that does not resonate with any historical precedence. It would have been a different matter had this been Sharjah, home of India vs Pakistan, home of tendulakar’s master classes, and of course squib javed’s hatrick and playing with street lights.

But we played in Dubai. The stop over for emirates and the absolute most horrendously designed city state in the world.

 

[basitmian]

India played with 11 players...same as New Zealand.

On the same wicket..

With the same set of balls and bats..

Same set of 50 overs for both sides..

Same rules throughout the match..

NZ had the toss advantage too

This "Oh they travelled so much" excuse is just crybaby loserish in all its glory.

Imagine planning for playing all games on the same pitch. You plan and pick the team for the same pitch. By the fifth game you already know every mark on the pitch and the expected ground conditions. Never happened in any ICC tournament before. But that is fair advantage?

Where as the other teams had to adapt in different conditions and carry extra seamers. NZ did not have the luxury to carry Ish Sodhi, etc. in the 15 squad. I am sure they would loved to add another spinner in final if they could instead of Rourke.