India captain Rohit Sharma was not picked in the team of the tournament of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. A total of five Indians made it to the team captained by Mitchell Santner.

Mitchell Santner continued his great form through the Champions Trophy in the final while adding a couple of wickets to his tally and rallying his troops against India, who proved to be just too good.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner is wary of Varun Chakaravarthy's threat ahead of the Champions Trophy final against India in Dubai.

Captain Mitchell Santner said New Zealand had to adjust to different wickets after losing Champions Trophy 2025 final against India

"I think the way Rohit Sharma played kind of took it away from us," Santner said at the post-match press conference after India successfully chased down 252 in a tense finish on Sunday.

Following the loss in the final against India in the recently concluded Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Sunday, New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner expressed his thoughts on the defeat and termed the result "bittersweet".

Mitchell Santner lauded Indian captain Rohit Sharma and his opening partner Shubman Gill for taking the game away from them in the Champions Trophy 2025 final.

"If the pitch plays a similar way, it's going to be a challenge along with all three of their other spinners," Mitchell Santner said.

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