India, March 10 -- Rohit Sharma-led Team India won the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 by beating New Zealand in the summit clash by four wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The Indian camp put in an all-round performance to chase down 252 with four wickets in hand and six balls to spare. As a result of this win, India walked away with the trophy and a cash prize of $2.24 million.

$2.24 million roughly translates to INR 19.45 crore. This amount is significantly less than the Indian Premier League (IPL) paycheque for Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, and Rishabh Pant.

Punjab Kings picked up Shreyas Iyer for INR 26.75 crore. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant became the highest buy-in IPL auction history when Lucknow Super Giants...