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

"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.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner praised Rohit Sharma for his performance in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025. Rohit's 76 set up the thrilling chase for India on Sunday, March 9 in Dubai against the Blackcaps.

The talismanic Virat Kohli was the biggest name among six Indian players picked in the 12-member 'Team of the Tournament' for the Champions Trophy. India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final here on Sunday to win the tournament for the third time after 2002 (joint winners) and 2013.

New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner admitted that his Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma's exceptional knock was the difference between the two teams in the Champions Trophy final, and termed the four-w