Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who is celebrating India's success in the Champions Trophy, said that he still remembers the defeat in 2017. At that time, India was defeated by Pakistan in the final and Hardik was a member of that Indian team. He told the official broadcaster, "It is always great to win an ICC tournament. I remember 2017 very well. I could not finish at that time, but I am happy that I could do it today." Hardik scored 76 runs in 43 balls in the 2017 Champions Trophy final.

He also praised KL Rahul who scored an unbeaten 34 runs in the final. He said, "KL was calm and played his shots at the right time. He is immensely talented and no one has timing like him." KL played the role of the architect of the Indian innings when at one time the score was 203 runs for five wickets in the 42nd over.

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Rahul said, "I was confident that I will take the team to victory. It was important to stay calm. I am happy that I could bring victory this time. I have batted like this thrice in five matches." He said, "It is difficult to express in words, but this team has the skill. The way we all played cricket from the early days and faced the pressure after becoming professional cricketers. BCCI prepared everyone and we challenge ourselves to improve ourselves."

India won the Champions Trophy title for the third time.

Talking about the match, India won the Champions Trophy title for the third time on Sunday. With the brilliant innings of 76 runs by captain Rohit Sharma and important contributions from Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets and captured the Champions Trophy for the third time.

In this final match played at Dubai International Stadium, New Zealand batted first and scored 251/7 in 50 overs. In response, the target of 252 runs seemed easy for the Indian team, but the New Zealand bowlers made the match exciting by giving continuous shocks. However, Rohit played a quick innings of 76 runs in 83 balls, after which the excellent batting of Shreyas Iyer (48) and KL Rahul (34 not out) gave India victory with one over remaining.

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