India, March 11 -- Hindustan's 3rd Trophy

By V.N. Prasad

Heartiest congratulations to our boys on lifting the coveted ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in the desert and going 'undefeated.' A tournament full of delightful encounters, shocks and surprises; all that generally go into a World Stage like this. I waste no time in acknowledging the wonderful/ competent exhibition provided by the Kiwis, a country of merely 5.30 Million, highly professional and dignified in defeat, this time and every time. Gentlemen. They have earned the reputation on and off the field. God bless them going forward.

The Championship consisted of 14 delightful centuries and 27 Half Centuries - plus many other useful knocks. It was all a treat to watch. Rain Gods could...