Dubai, March 9 -- Following India's ICC Champions Trophy win, Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul admitted that he was tense and under pressure and hailed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for grooming talent for handling pressure situations like these.

It was a memorable night for KL. Trolled endlessly for his 66-run knock in the World Cup 2023 final against Australia that lasted over 100 balls, KL emerged as India's 'ice-man' this time around, finishing matches with his calm, composed knocks. In five matches and four innings, KL scored 140 runs at an average of 140.00 and a strike rate of 97.90, with the best score of 42*.

Speaking in the post-match proceedings, KL said, "We had a couple of batters to come, but I was te...