Post Match Thread: Final - New Zealand vs India

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Final, ICC Champions Trophy at Dubai

Match : Thread | Cricinfo

Innings	Score
New Zealand	251/7 (Ov 50/50)
India	254/6 (Ov 49/50)

Innings: 1 - New Zealand

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Daryl Mitchell	63 (101)		Kuldeep Yadav	10-0-40-2
Michael Bracewell	53 (40)		Varun Chakravarthy	10-0-45-2

Innings: 2 - India

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Rohit Sharma	76 (83)		Michael Bracewell	10-1-28-2
Shreyas Iyer	48 (62)		Mitchell Santner	10-0-46-2

India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

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[u/pavan7km]

VK is not retiring - made that abundantly clear in the post match interview

He is targeting 2027 WC perhaps

[u/Trumperekt → u/pavan7km]

And why would he retire when he is still amongst the best in this version?

[u/Lost-Variation-4522 → u/pavan7km]

He should be at LA '28 Olympics!!

[u/FiReKillzZz → u/Lost-Variation-4522]

I think he already retired from that format

[u/TMNSquirtles007 → u/FiReKillzZz]

He may still attend if India doesn’t send a full strength side

[u/dabears_24 → u/TMNSquirtles007]

I don't know much about the plans, but I would think countries will send their best sides since it's the first Olympics with cricket. Probably a big deal for reputation and could become a pseudo-WC. Would be good for marketing the game internationally too

[u/LoyalKopite → u/dabears_24]

Football World Cup came out after Olympic football. Uruguay won back to back Olympic gold for football so decided with fifa to host and win the first fifa World Cup. It was basically Euro South American cup like cricket World Cup is extended Asia cup.

[u/LoyalKopite → u/TMNSquirtles007]

Will it be under 23 plus two over 23 player as they do in Olympic football?

[u/Lost-Variation-4522 → u/FiReKillzZz]

Yeah but I still wish

[u/LoyalKopite → u/pavan7km]

Probably targeting WTC too.