India, March 10 -- Former cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were elated with India's Champions Trophy victory on Sunday with the win over New Zealand in the final. Rohit Sharma and Co. remained unbeaten in the tournament after wins against Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand in the group phase, then Australia in the semifinal and eventually hit the final knockout punch to the Kiwis again to win another ICC title. With the win, India became the first team to win three Champions Trophy titles in history, while it was their first 50-over ICC title since the 2013 event.

Ganguly, who was the first Indian captain to win the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004, hailed Rohit's captaincy for leading the team to back-to-back ICC titles in t...