NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has heaped reward on India’s extraordinary bench power following their historic ICC Champions Trophy victory over New Zealand on Sunday.
Taking to X (previously Twitter), Vaughan steered that even a second-string Indian facet may have reached the ultimate.
“Jaiswal, Varma, Sharma, SKY, Pant, Reddy, Sundar, Chahal, Arshdeep, Bumrah & Bishnoi… This group would have made it to the ultimate as effectively IMO. The power in Indian cricket in white-ball is off the size,” he wrote.

India, led by Rohit Sharma, secured a document third Champions Trophy title with a flawless run by way of the match, capped off by a four-wicket win over the Blackcaps in a tense closing.
Rohit’s authoritative 76 off 83 balls set the tone in a difficult 252-run chase, as India cruised dwelling with an over to spare.
Vaughan’s feedback come within the wake of India’s outstanding consistency throughout codecs, and spotlight the unimaginable depth of expertise in Indian cricket.

The listing he shared consists of a number of promising younger gamers like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, and Rinku Singh, together with skilled campaigners resembling Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah.
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Whereas the enjoying XI featured seasoned performers like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Jadeja, many rising stars watched from the sidelines — a sign of simply how aggressive India’s pool of expertise has turn into.
Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy choked New Zealand with spin, whereas Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, and Rahul delivered essential contributions within the center order.