Some lovely family moments unfolded on the Dubai International Cricket Stadium after Team India defeated Recent Zealand in the ultimate of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Sunday. Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Ritika Sajdeh, KL Rahul, Athiya Shetty, etc. were all spotted on the venue as India scripted history within the tournament. As India secured a 4-wicket win, the players gathered in the bottom with their relations, celebrating the success on the worldwide stage. Virat’s warm and long hug with Anushka was the primary to interrupt the web while Rohit and others also celebrated with their closed ones.
India skipper Rohit enjoyed some heartwarming moments along with his daughter Samaira and wife Ritika. The India captain put his Champions Trophy winner’s medal across the daughter’s neck. The moment left social media in awe.
Captain Rohit Sharma give his winning medal to his daughter baby Sammy.
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Jadeja, who had a spell of 1/30 in 10 overs and hit the winning runs, was also seen lifting his daughter Nidhyana in his arms, in a celebratory mood.
Earlier, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma, were also spotted sharing an lovely moment, soon after India clinched its third ICC Champions Trophy title against Recent Zealand on Sunday.
After the sport, Rohit also broke silence on the rumours around his retirement from the ODI format.
“I’m not going to retire from this (ODI) format. Going forward please don’t spread rumours,” Rohit said on the post-match press conference after India beat Recent Zealand by 4 wickets to clinch the trophy. He was expectedly quizzed about his future plans and he said that things will remain because it is.
“No future plans. Jo ho raha hain, woh chalta jayega (Whatever is going on will keep continuing),” Rohit added. Rohit said his aggressive approach within the Power Play segment was a call taken with a selected aim in mind. The Mumbai man flew off the blocks in the primary 10 overs making 49 before eventually getting out for a 83-ball 76.
“I have never done anything different today as I even have been doing within the last 3-4 matches. I understand how necessary it’s to make runs in Power Play because we’ve got seen that after 10 overs, it becomes very difficult when the sphere spreads and spinners come.”
The character of the Dubai pitch too played its part in him adopting a fast fire approach to batting. “It becomes tough also since the pitch is already slow. So, it is extremely necessary so that you can take possibilities from the highest.
“I pick the bowler and where I can charge him and where I can play the shot. In that, you could not see that many big runs. Today after that 10 overs, I modified my game a bit. I needed to play for a very long time,” he added.
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