Rohit Sharma praises India's depth after Champions Trophy success

India have now won 23 out of 24 matches in the last three ICC tournaments, dating back to the 2023 ODI World Cup on home soil when they lost in the final to Australia.

India have claimed two of the three trophies on offer in the last three years with Rohit at the helm for all of them, the latest being the four wicket win over New Zealand on Sunday.

"That's a great, great milestone to have, honestly speaking," Rohit said about India's 23 victories. "It speaks to the kind of team this is. I know we reached the ODI World Cup and lost that final. But then we went to the T20 World Cup and didn't lose a single game. We went on to win the trophy here as well.

"That shows the quality in the team. A lot of depth. A lot of understanding within the group. A lot of excitement. And that is how we want to play our cricket.

"That's what we had spoken before the tournament - that there's too much pressure on the outside. If one game, India loses, or the match goes here and there, there's so much speculation that happens.

"But the boys and the team have actually managed to put that aside, and just focused on how to win games and how to enjoy the game. That's been the most important aspect of our game in the last two or three years that we've been here."

The skipper also paid tribute to his team for getting the job done in the Champions Trophy and believes there is still plenty of hunger to achieve more.

Rohit added: "If you look at Nos. 1 to 11, the players who got a chance to bat or bowl, they have contributed in their own ways. Eventually, when everyone plays together and a lot of people contribute, you get a lot of success consistently.

"In this tournament, we saw the players who got a chance to bowl played their part. The players who got a chance to bat won us games.

"It was not like only one player scored all the runs in the tournament. Everyone has contributed here and there because we knew that wickets were challenging here, and it's not easy for everyone. So getting all contributions from top to bottom was crucial.

"There is a lot of hunger and a lot of passion. These things are not supposed to be taught. It is very natural to a lot of guys here."

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