While India prepares for the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against New Zealand, Nasser Hussain has issued a bold warning to blue men. Before the clash of the title, Hussain warned India that this battle does not resemble his T20 ICC T20 2024 World Cup triumph against South Africa.
The former captain of England said it will not be easy for India to overcome the black Caps in the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Sunday, March 9. Unlike South Africa, English said New Zealand will not deliver the trophy to India since they do not drown under pressure.
They will not drown: Nasser Hussain warns India in New Zealand before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
He added that the black caps will fight to the last ball in the final against India. Hussain believes that New Zealand is a different beast, since they thrive under pressure, they refuse to crumble when more matters and do not make expensive mistakes.
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In addition to these factors, the commentator said that the consistency and mental hardness of New Zealand make them a dangerous side, so the men of blue should worry about them.
Sky Sports quoted Nasser Hussain saying: “They will not bottling it; They will not drown. We were having dinner with Aaron Finch, and he summed it up quite well by saying that New Zealand is never a team that is overcome. And with that, it means that they will balance and that they will perform a performance. ”
He added: “In all the way through the Alignment of New Zealand, they have some very, very hard cryket players who go to each game and do their best, so they will always be there in semifinals and finals.”
Nasser Hussain praises the deadly mixture of New Zealand experience and youth
Nasser Hussain also highlighted the perfect balance of experience and youth in New Zealand, with Kane Williamson leading the road and the rich rowing star Ravindra adding fresh energy.
He boldly said that if the black caps lose the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, it will be because India surpasses them, not because they fall apart.
Nasser Hussain signed by saying: “They also have that great mixture between high -level professionals who have been there year after year, such as Kane Williamson, one of the greats of all time, and young people in Rachin Ravindra. They can either lose [to New Zealand]But if they do, it will be because India defeated them. ”
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In particular, Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra are greatly with the bat, and they would also love to continue their dominance against India. They did record centuries in the semifinal of Champions Trophy 2025 against South Africa in Lahore.
New Zealand history at the CPI events
Until now, the black caps have won only two CPI titles: the Champions Trophy in 2000 and the World Testing Championship in 2021. They have reached the CPI finals six times and reached the finals of the Champions Trophy three times. The Kiwis also reached the semifinals nine times in 13 world glasses.
