India beat New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final in Dubai. Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria praised captain Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. Kaneria also lavished praise on New Zealand captain Micthell Santer, who was playing his first ICC tournament as the captain. New Zealand suffered a massive blow in the final as they were missing the tournament’s leading wicket-taker and were missing Kane Williamson in the field, who sustained a quad injury while batting. India’s spinners called the shots majorly to pick five wickets collectively on a sluggish pitch, while Captain Rohit top-scored with 76 and KL Rahul stayed calm to hit an unbeaten 34 to give the Men in Blue their third Champions Trophy triumph. India’s second ICC trophy win in 12 months after the T20 World Cup triumph in June last year. The final was held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and was won by India by four wickets with an over to spare. It was the first time the two sides had met in the Champions Trophy final, with India winning in 2002 and 2013.