India, March 11 -- In many ways, KL Rahul was India's unsung hero in the Champions Trophy 2025. Constantly under pressure to keep his place in the side ahead of Rishabh Pant, Rahul produced consistent performances behind the stumps and made invaulable contributions with the bat under pressure situation. His astute decision-making and clear signals were the biggest help for captain Rohit Sharma while making DRS calls. Of the many hats Rahule wore during India's title-winning runs at the Champions Trophy, he considered keeping wickets to India's sin quartet the most difficult.

Among all eight participating teams, India was the only one with five genuine spin options in their squad. That three of them - Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Wash...