Delhi: India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to win the title. With this victory, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir achieved a special achievement. Gambhir has become the second Indian cricketer who has won the ICC Trophy in both the players and coach forms. The special thing is that he also achieved the same achievement in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Gambhir has joined the five veterans of the world who has won the ICC tournament as both the player and the coach. Prior to them, this achievement has been named after Rahul Dravid (India), Darren Lehman (Australia), Georh (Australia) and Gary Kirsten (South Africa).
Gambhir’s first ICC Trophy of Gambhir’s coaching career
This victory was very special for Gambhir, as it was his first ICC Trophy as head coach. He took command of the Indian team in place of Rahul Dravid last year. Earlier, Dravid won the 2024 T20 World Cup to India as a coach.
Legendary players and coaches who won ICC tournaments
Prior to Gambhir, Darren Lehman won Australia as a coach in 2015, while he became a player champion in 1999 and 2003. Geoff Marsh won the World Cup to Australia in 1987 and as a coach in 1999. Gary Kirsten played a key role in making the Indian team a world winner in 2011, while in 1998 he was part of the Champions Trophy winning team of South Africa.
At the same time, Rahul Dravid won the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy as a member of the Indian team and won the 2024 T20 World Cup as the head coach.
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