India, March 12 -- Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin made a few bold calls as he picked his team of the tournament from the recently-concluded Champions Trophy 2025, where India beat New Zealand to lift the title for an unprecedented third time in history. However, the trophy-winning skipper, Rohit Sharma, failed to make the cut.

The team comprised four players from the victorious Indian side, three from New Zealand and one from Australia, England, Afghanistan, and South Africa.

Despite Rohit showing his class with a stunning knock of 76 in the final of the Champions Trophy, which helped India beat New Zealand by four wickets, the 37-year-old was overlooked, with Ashwin picking New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra and Ben Duckett of E...