Despite not playing the first two matches for India in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, spinner Varun Chakravarthy has ended their joint-top wicket-taker in the tournament. Chakravarthy made his CT debut versus New Zealand in the final Group A clash. He then featured in both the semi-final and final.

India was tasked with a target of 252 runs set by New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final. New Zealand scored 251 for 7 thanks to contributions from Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Rachin Ravindra,

India won the Champions Trophy title on Sunday to confirm their status as the world's premier white-ball side even though their latest achievement could well be branded with an asterisk. Skipper Rohit Sharma led by example as reigning Twenty20 World Champions India prevailed in a nerve-wracking final against New Zealand to claim their second successive global title.