India, March 9 -- KL Rahul was all of us - a nervous wreck when wickets fell around him. First, Axar Patel, then Hardik Pandya. But thankfully, Rahul, who was crucial to India's chances, remained unbeaten until the very end to help India win their third ICC Champions Trophy. Ravindra Jadeja scored the winning runs, but Rahul's 34 not out of 33 balls was as important - if not more - as any other significant Indian contribution.

After the match, Rahul, in a very rare show of emotions, admitted that he was feeling then heat himself. He walked out to bat when a fabulous partnership between Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel was broken. India still needed 69 runs to win, with New Zealand spinners applying the squeeze. If there was one batter India n...