Indian captain Rohit Sharma was beaming with joy as he posed with his two ICC trophies—the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy—against the stunning backdrop of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.
The BCCI shared these iconic trophy shoot images on social media, capturing Rohit’s immense pride as he held the prestigious white-ball accolades in both hands.
India sealed a nail-biting four-wicket win over New Zealand on Sunday in the final, winning their third Champions Trophy title. With this recent success, Rohit solidified his position as the second most successful Indian captain based on ICC titles.
With Rohit at the helm, India won their second ICC championship in less than nine months after already winning the 2024 T20 World Cup final against South Africa in Bridgetown.
This was also India's fourth successive ICC final appearance in a two-year period. They had played the finals of the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC), the 2023 ODI World Cup, and the 2024 T20 World Cup previously. Rohit became the first international cricket captain to take his team to the final of all four major ICC events.
India’s victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup ended a prolonged ICC title drought, dating back to the Champions Trophy triumph under MS Dhoni’s captaincy in 2013.
Dhoni is still India's most successful skipper, taking the side to three ICC titles—the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy. Rohit, with two ICC trophies within a year, has now overpowered the legendary names of Sourav Ganguly (2002 Champions Trophy) and Kapil Dev (1983 ODI World Cup) when it comes to ICC titles.
Rohit's match-winning 76-run innings laid the platform for India's chase of 252. Shreyas Iyer (48) and K.L. Rahul's (34 not out) unbeaten partnership saw them coast to a six-wicket victory with an over to spare. Axar Patel's (29) and Hardik Pandya's (18) cameo innings helped further push India to the brink of victory in a high-intensity, closely contested game.
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