Champions Trophy 2025 / India got a new 'Dhoni' due to a decision of Gambhir, made the team a champion

Champions Trophy 2025: Gautam Gambhir took over as the head coach of the Indian cricket team after the 2024 T20 World Cup. Under his leadership, Team India adopted a new and aggressive approach to the game, which gave the team positive results. Under Gambhir's coaching, the Indian team participated in an ICC event for the first time and was also successful in winning the title. A strategic decision by Gambhir contributed a lot to this historic victory, which removed the old weakness of the team.

Gambhir's decision gave a new 'Dhoni'

Gautam Gambhir made a big change in the batting order of the Indian team before the Champions Trophy 2025. He decided to send Axar Patel at number five, while KL Rahul was given the responsibility of playing at number six. This experiment of Gambhir proved to be brilliant and KL Rahul made his mark as a great finisher in this tournament.

With his strong finishing abilities, Rahul led Team India to victory in many important matches and showed that he can perform well under any pressure. His calm batting and ability to perform under pressure reminded everyone of MS Dhoni.

Calm finishing like Dhoni

KL Rahul reminded everyone of MS Dhoni with his finishing skills in the Champions Trophy 2025. Dhoni was known for his confident calm batting, ability to understand situations and the art of finishing the match till the end. Rahul also batted in the same style and showed his maturity.

He pulled his team out of trouble in difficult situations and returned after finishing the match on many occasions. Rahul's batting showed the stability and confidence that any great finisher should have.

Rahul's performance with an incredible average

KL Rahul played a total of five matches in the Champions Trophy 2025, out of which he got a chance to bat in four matches. He scored 140 runs in these four innings at an incredible average of 140.00. The special thing was that he returned unbeaten three times and led the team to victory every time.

Against Bangladesh: Led the team to victory by scoring unbeaten 41 runs off 47 balls.

Against Australia: Played a match-winning innings of unbeaten 42 runs off 34 balls.

Final match: Led the team to title victory by scoring unbeaten 34 runs off 33 balls.

This decision of Gambhir gave the Indian team a great finisher, who can keep the team on the path of victory even in difficult times. This role of KL Rahul can prove to be very important for the Indian team for a long time.

Conclusion

Under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir, the Indian team has started a new era by playing aggressive cricket. His strategic decisions have taken the team to new heights. KL Rahul's role in the Champions Trophy 2025 proved that with the right strategy and confidence any player can become a match winner. The future of Indian cricket looks even brighter under the leadership of Gambhir.