India won the 2025 Champions Trophy after defeating New Zealand by four wickets in the final. Here is the Wisden Champions Trophy 2025 Team of the Tournament.
Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)
M: 4 | 263 runs at 65.75, SR 106, HS: 112, 2 hundreds | 3 wickets at 32.67, Ec 4.67, BBI: 1-20
An injury kept Ravindra out of the tournament opener against Pakistan. He began with a hundred in a tricky chase against Bangladesh, and outdid that with a truly imperious ton in the semi-final. He began the final with a flurry of delectable strokes, but fell just when he was starting to look ominous. He also doubled up as the fifth bowler, striking at crucial moments.
Rohit Sharma (India - captain)
M: 5 | 180 runs at 36, SR 100, HS: 76, 0 hundreds, 1 fifty
Rohit gave India fast starts in every game leading up to the final, but could only manage a top score of 41 till he turned up in the big game against New Zealand. Another quick start in a tricky run-chase of 251 allowed India to recover from a mini-collapse to get over the line. A couple of errors aside, Rohit was astute in his usage of spinners across the tournament as well.
Virat Kohli (India)
M: 5 | 217 runs at 72.33, SR 83, HS: 100*, 1 hundred, 1 fifty | Ct: 7
Cometh the chase, cometh the “chasemaster”. During the hundred against Pakistan, the 51st of his career, Kohli demonstrated why he was still one of the best in the format, while the 84 in the semi-final was a masterclass in strike rotation and asking rate management. His seven catches were also the joint-most in the tournament.
Joe Root (England)
M: 3 | 225 runs at 75, SR 97, HS: 120, 1 hundred, 1 fifty | 11-0-73-0
Now 34, Root did not look remotely like someone who had not played ODIs between November 2023 and February 2025. He contributed every time – with a fifty against Australia, a brilliant hundred against Afghanistan, and 37 – top score for his team – against South Africa.
KL Rahul (India – wicketkeeper)
M: 5 | 136 runs at 136.00, SR 97, HS: 42* | Ct: 5, St: 1
Rahul remained unbeaten in all three chases, with scores of 41, 42, and 34. The Bangladesh match might have been easy, but the semi-final and the final were different ball-games altogether, where he ensured the asking rate never got out of hand. With the gloves, he looked at ease against the four Indian spinners as well.
Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)
M: 3 | 126 runs at 42, SR 104, HS: 67, 1 fifty | 7 wickets at 20.00, ec 6.72, BBI: 5-58, 1 five-for
Omarzai impressed in both departments, lighting up the field with both bat and ball. He began well against South Africa, and exploded against England and Australia. He also took a five-for, and struck once in each of the other two games. If Afghanistan could not make it to the top four, it was despite him, not because of him.
Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)
M: 5 | 82 runs at 41, SR 118.84, HS: 53* | 8 wickets at 25.12, Ec 4.10, BBI: 4-26
Bracewell lit up the final with both bat and ball, first rescuing New Zealand and helping them put up a fighting total with an unbeaten 40-ball 53, and then getting rid of Virat Kohli first ball. He ended up with figures of 2-28 from 10 overs, following up with 1-53 in a high-scoring semi-final against South Africa.
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)
M: 5 | 38 runs at 19.00, SR 90, HS: 28 | 9 wickets at 26.67, Ec 4.80, BBI: 3-43
With the ball, Santner struck at crucial junctures throughout the tournament. The five inexpensive wickets across the semi-final and the final were, in particular, testimony to his ability to both contain and strike. He also stepped in comfortably into his role as captain in his first tournament as captain of New Zealand, handling his bowlers efficiently and earning wickets through field placements.
Mohammed Shami (India)
M: 5 | 9 wickets at 25.88, Ec 5.68, BBI: 5-53, 1 five-for
Having finally recovered from his ankle injury, Shami returned to international cricket on January 28, and came to the Champions Trophy with two T20Is and an ODI under his belt. He immediately made his presence felt, with five wickets against Bangladesh, but just as good was his 3-48 in the semi-final.
Matt Henry (New Zealand)
M: 4 | 10 wickets at 16.70, Ec 5.32, BBI: 5-42, 1 five-for
The bowler of the tournament, Henry was missed sorely in the final as New Zealand never got that early breakthrough while defending 252. Henry pushed Pakistan on the back foot in the opening game, took five wickets against India, and got the customary first-spell wicket against South Africa.
Varun Chakravarthy (India)
M: 3 | 9 wickets at 15.11, Ec 4.53, BBI: 5-42, 1 five-for
Much like R Ashwin at the 2011 World Cup, India held back Varun here until the late league stage. New Zealand were all at sea against his variations in the league match, and fared little better in the final. In between, he struck twice in the semi-final, including Travis Head – India’s arch nemesis – with his first ball.
Glenn Phillips (New Zealand – substitute)
M: 3 | 177 runs at 59.00, SR 115, HS: 61, 1 fifty | 2 wickets at 65.50, Ec 6.89, BBI: 2-27 | Ct: 5
Very impressive batting numbers. He chipped in with the ball as well. But really, he is here because of the fielding.
