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.

Rohit Sharma was adjudged Player of the Match after scoring a rollicking half-century in the 2025 Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand on Sunday, March 9.

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma has finally broken his silence on the speculations and rumours of his retirement from ODI cricket after leading the Men in Blue to Champions Trophy 2025 title win against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday,