Champions Trophy 2025: The 2025-edition of the Champions Trophy has seen a lot of twist and turns. After a hectic group stage and semi-finals, finally we got our 2 finalists who have qualified for the final round. Both teams (India and New Zealand) have their own pros and cons in the elite tournament.
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Let’s check out the pros and cons of top-2 teams who have qualified for the final stage:
INDIA
The most celebrated teams in the cricketing world, Team India became the first team to reach the finals of the Champions Trophy 2025. A team with the likes of skipper Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli, India will be eyeing to get the coveted trophy back after 12 years of wait.
Pros
Team India led-by Rohit Sharma arrived to this tournament with four spinners in the bank which was questioned by a lot of cricketing pundits but now in recent times all irrelevant speculations went in vain as spinners have been a vital cog of Indian bowling line-up in the tournament. One of the most recent example is of Varun Chakravarthy, who grabbed a five-wicket haul against New Zealand which is highlighting bowling depth.
Cons
With great power comes with great responsibility and pressure. So far, Team India ticked all their boxes. The pace bowling unit’s has been inconsistent and in-experienced, especially in varying pitch conditions. Apart from this, there are expectations of 1.4 billion people which can sometimes lead to added pressure, potentially affecting performance.
NEW ZEALAND
One of the most underdog sides, New Zealand would like to remove the tag of it and win the championship. Since 2015, the Kiwis have performed brilliantly in the ICC tournaments. This Champions Trophy 2025 might be the “Jail-Breaker” for Kiwis to win the tournament. After having a dominating win against South Africa in the semis, the Kiwis will again face Tea India in the finals.
Pros
New Zealand has a blessing of having a formidable pace bowling line-up who could bowl on slow track. With pacer’s Matt Henry’s recent standout performances of a five-wicket haul against India and other bowlers, the “BlackCaps” have an opportunity to break the shackles.
Cons
Despite strong individual performances, the team has faced challenges, including a loss to India, highlighting occasional inconsistencies. Apart for this, Matt Henry’s injury has raised concerns for Kiwi-side and the most important thing is the semi-final stage which brings heightened pressure, and New Zealand’s ability to handle.
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