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Xtra Time Web Desk: Team India has won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, all the players and team members was found celebrating the victory in their own way except one! This one is none other than India's head coach Gautam Gambhir. When all the celebration was going on, he chose to stay away from the limelight. 

His satisfaction was quite evident in his smile. Probably the first time India's outspoken coach stepped back during his tenure with the Indian team. It was his first ever trophy as India coach, he was visibly into the moment but his control over his emotions grabbed the lens. 

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Nothing went according to plan since he was handed over the role. Senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma were criticised so as Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir has always been straight forward in defending players as ahead of the knockouts of the Champions Trophy 2025, Gambhir called the critics of the Dubai pitch 'perpetual cribbers'. Experts and a group of netizens questioned his capability as a coach but the Champions Trophy victory gives the answer in favour.

While talking to the broadcasters, Gambhir explained how he stuck to his plan which was set last year before joining the Indian team. He stated, "The idea of carrying six bowlers started from the Sri Lanka series, where Riyan Parag was our sixth bowler. We lost that series. Before that, we used to have just 5 bowlers. In this game, if you go in with 5 bowlers, there will always be pressure. So, from Day 1, we decided that we would play 6 bowlers, even if we had to compromise on some of our batting power. Bowlers win you tournaments, batters only set you up or can win you matches. But bowlers, bowlers win you tournaments."

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Indian team has witnessed tough phase earlier this year but it is indeed satisfying to see how India balanced the ship once again and brought back the trophy in home. India's Champions Trophy win means he is the right person for the job, at least in the white-ball format to get the Indian team a strong run under his guidance.