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?

After a barren run of not winning an ICC title from 2013 to 2024, India have two in two years now. The monkey is off their backs in ODIs. The white jackets are now on. India beat New Zealand for the first time in an ICC final to win the Champions Trophy 2025 in an unforgettable night in Dubai.

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice struck in the second half to cancel out Bruno Fernandes's free kick but Mikel Arteta's men could only muster a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday in a big blow to their Premier League title chances.