India's Ravindra Jadeja hits the winning run against New Zealand in the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai. (Photo: AP)Team India star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said that he bats at a position in One-Day cricket where he gets a chance to become ‘either a hero or a zero’ after Men In Blue’s emphatic win over New Zealand on Sunday.
India thumped the Kiwis by four wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to lift their second ICC trophy in as many years. India also won the T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and the West Indies and this cup is India’s first ODI major trophy in the last 12 years after the 2013 Champions Trophy win.
“Mera number aisa hai ki kabhi hero ya kabhi zero banane ka chance hota hai (My batting number is such that I’m either a hero or a zero at the end of the game). Luckily, Hardik and KL batted really well in the last 10 overs and stitched a crucial partnership. It was not easy to score runs in the middle but credit goes to both of them as they took a lot of pressure from us,” said Jadeja to broadcasters after the win.
A moment of pure joy for #RavindraJadeja! 🏆💙
He expresses his pride in the team and what it feels like to win the tournament! 🙏🔥#ChampionsTrophyOnJioStar #Cricket pic.twitter.com/Jp0Xx0Do7b
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) March 9, 2025
On being asked what this title means to him, Jadeja responded, “this is a massive moment for me. It takes a lot of pride to win a big tournament for India. Luckily, we have won two back to back ICC Trophies and we are really happy with it.”
Chasing 251, India got off to a strong start but New Zealand fought back valiantly, taking the contest deep. It was the combined effort from the middle order consisting of Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya, which helped India close the game. Jadeja hit the winning runs as India lifted their second Champions Trophy.
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