Dubai, March 10 -- Following the loss in the final against India in the recently concluded Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Sunday, New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner expressed his thoughts on the defeat and termed the result "bittersweet".

A swift half-century from skipper Rohit Sharma, fine knocks by Shreyas Iyer and fine spells from spinners, in particular Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav, helped an all-round India seal their third ICC Champions Trophy title, beating New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai on Sunday.

Speaking at the match press conference, the left-arm spinner lauded his team for challenging India throughout the game but also acknowledged that on several occasions, they let the game slip away

"It's bittersweet a...