Gautam Gambhir took charge of the head coach of the Indian team after the 2024 T20 World Cup. After Gambhir became the coach, there have been many major changes of Team India. Indian players are playing aggressive cricket with a separate mindset, which has also benefited. This was the first ICC event of Team India during Gambhir’s tenure and he also managed to win the title. A decision of Gambhir was a major contributor to this historic victory, which removed a major drawback of Team India.
A new ‘Dhoni’ got a new decision by Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir had decided to make a major change in the batting order of the Indian team before the Champions Trophy 2025. Akshar Patel was given the responsibility of playing at number 5. At the same time, KL Rahul was fed at number six. Gambhir’s bet proved to be perfect and KL Rahul emerged as a big match finisher in this tournament. He won Team India in many important matches with his best finishing skills and proved that he has the ability to perform well under any pressure.
In the Champions Trophy 2025, KL Rahul reminded everyone of MS Dhoni with his finishing skills. MS Dhoni is known for playing confidence, calm nature and circumstances. He finished many matches for Team India. Dhoni always took the match till the last and then returned to the pavilion only after finishing the match. KL Rahul also did something similar this time and with his concrete batting, the Indian team was barely out and won. Rahul not only scored runs, but when the team was under pressure, he turned the match towards him and finished the match.
Rahul scored at an average of 140
KL Rahul played a total of 5 matches in the Champions Trophy 2025, during which he got a chance to bat in 4 matches. Rahul scored 140 runs in these 4 matches at an average of 140.00, during which he returned unbeaten after finishing the match 3 times. He won the team by scoring an unbeaten 41 off 47 balls during the run chase against Bangladesh in the first match of the tournament. Subsequently, chasing the target against Australia also scored an unbeaten 42 off 34 balls. After this, in the final also, he played a match winning innings under pressure. He scored an unbeaten 34 off 33 balls and took the team to the title.