Deep Gadhia

1 month ago | espn.in | Andrew Fidel Fernando |Alagappan Muthu |Karthik Krishnaswamy |Deep Gadhia

There are many experienced players in the India team that New Zealand men's side will be wary of in the Champions Trophy final. But one of their most inexperienced players will also loom large on the minds of New Zealand's batters. Varun Chakravarthy has played all of three ODIs, but in that stretch, he has got eight wickets, and averages 18.12.

1 month ago | espn.in | Andrew Fidel Fernando |Deep Gadhia

Big picture: The two best spin-bowling unitsEverybody knows how this is going to play out. India will lean on the strength of their spinners, who on occasion have challenged the idea that runs even belong in the game of cricket. Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy are probably allowed to do that. One minute, they toss a tiny white ball down the pitch, the next a full-grown man at the other end becomes a footnote in history without knowing what happened. But the other two? The left-arm orthodoxers?

1 month ago | espn.in | Karthik Krishnaswamy |Alagappan Muthu |Deep Gadhia |Andrew Fidel Fernando

Most ODI teams are incomplete in one way or another. They either prioritise batting depth and end up relying heavily on part-timers, or pick the best possible bowling attack and end up with a long tail. India and New Zealand are easily the two most complete teams of the Champions Trophy 2025. They have top-order batters with a wide range of gears, bowling attacks with variety and incision, and allrounders who ensure both batting and bowling depth.

1 month ago | espn.co.uk | Karthik Krishnaswamy |Alagappan Muthu |Deep Gadhia |Andrew Fidel Fernando

Most ODI teams are incomplete in one way or another. They either prioritise batting depth and end up relying heavily on part-timers, or pick the best possible bowling attack and end up with a long tail. India and New Zealand are easily the two most complete teams of the Champions Trophy 2025. They have top-order batters with a wide range of gears, bowling attacks with variety and incision, and allrounders who ensure both batting and bowling depth.

1 month ago | espn.in | Andrew Fidel Fernando |Alagappan Muthu |Deep Gadhia

There are two ODI greats in India's top three. There is batting down to No. 8. And almost all the batters have got runs in this Champions Trophy. This India batting order, said team vice-captain Shubman Gill, is better than any he's previously played in. "This is the best batting line-up that I have been a part of. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli I think are the all-time one-day greats in the world.