The wholesome moment featuring Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma took the internet by storm after India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai on Sunday (March 9) to clinch the coveted ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
After the historic triumph, Kohli walked over to the dugout where Anushka was sitting. The Bollywood actress then rushed to be by her husband's side and the couple celebrated the achievement together.
Anushka had travelled to Dubai before Kohli's 300th ODI against New Zealand last week. She stayed back and was in attendance at the stadium during India’s semi-final clash against Australia and the final versus Black Caps.
India were tasked to chase 252 in the title clash and they got off to a fabulous start, with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill adding 105 runs for the opening wicket.
Mitchell Santner drew the first blood for New Zealand, dismissing Gill for 31 in the 19th over. Michael Bracewell got rid of Virat Kohli for just 1 in the very next over to reduce India to 106/2. As the Kiwi spinners tightened the screws in the middle overs, Rohit attempted a big shot against Rachin Ravindra only to get stumped for 76 (83 balls).
Subsequently, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel stitched a 61-run partnership to bail India out of trouble. However, Santner and Bracewell once again brought New Zealand back in the game by removing Shreyas and Axar for 48 and 29, respectively.
With 49 needed off 51 balls, Hardik Pandya joined KL Rahul in the middle and the pair added 38 runs to put India on the brink of victory. While Pandya fell in the 48th over after scoring run-a-ball 18, Rahul (34*) held the one end and took India over the line alongside Ravindra Jadeja (9*) with four wickets and an over to spare.
With this triumph, the Men in Blue further cemented their status as the most successful team in Champions Trophy history, winning the showpiece tournament without dropping a game.
