CHENNAI: When Gautam Gambhir took the dais inside the press conference room of the Sydney Cricket Ground on the afternoon of January 5, it had been only minutes since Australia had handed India an overpowering 3-1 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Gautam Gambhir secured his first ICC title as the India head coach on Sunday, March 9. After his title win, Gambhir stayed away from the limelight, making sure that he did not take the focus away from the players who had played near flawless cricket to secure the trophy.

Gautam Gambhir has silenced his doubters momentarily, clinching an ICC title, but his redemption remains a work in progress – more so in Test cricket.

Following India's historic victory over New Zealand to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir have arrived home.

That’s India’s report card from the Champions Trophy, a tournament they won for an unprecedented third time in Dubai on Sunday. There can’t be any one title sweeter than the others – this was India’s seventh crown – because how can you play favourites when it comes to something like this?