India are favorites to win the Champions Trophy against New Zealand on Sunday. The last match can be the most difficult as they found out in the 2023 World Cup.

The players part of the India squad who won the Champions Trophy 2025 will get just a week off before they join their respective teams for the IPL 2025, which begins on March 22 (Saturday). According to a report by PTI,

India’s journey to clinching their third ICC Champions Trophy title was nothing short of remarkable, as they outlasted New Zealand by four wickets with six

India’s star batter Virat Kohli praised the team’s collective effort during their Champions Trophy campaign after they lifted their third title on Sunday.

A confident and in-form India will aim to capture their third ICC Champions Trophy title when they face New Zealand in Sunday's final. India have thrived on the advantage of playing all their games at a single venue in Dubai, and their decision to pack their 15-member squad with five spinners has proven crucial.

They defeated New Zealand, Goliaths of overachievement, in the Champions Trophy final and the whole cricket world rejoiced. Or at least the biggest contributors to cricket's economy rejoiced, which pretty much amounts to the same thing.

These are the three teams whose defeats still break the hearts of cricket fans, even if the Men in Blue come out on top against them.