Zaheer Khan to Ravichandran Ashwin: Indians with the best bowling figures in Champions Trophy finals
These are the Indian bowlers who bowled fantastic spells in the 4 Champions Trophy finals that the Men in Blue have made so far
Zaheer Khan to Ravichandran Ashwin: Indians with the best bowling figures in Champions Trophy finals
1. Venkatesh Prasad - 3/27
The former India pacer bowled a brilliant 7-over spell against New Zealand in the final of the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy. However, despite Prasad's best efforts with the ball, India went on to lose the final as New Zealand chased the target of 265 with 2 deliveries left to spare.
2. Zaheer Khan - 3/44
The former left-arm India pacer bowled a great spell against Sri Lanka in the final of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy against Sri Lanka. Zaheer's spell helped the Men in Blue in restricting the Lankan Lions to 222/7 after 50 overs.
3. Ravichandran Ashwin - 2/15
The former India spinner picked up the highly important wickets of Jonathan Trott and Joe Root during the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final against England. Ashwin's economical spell proved to be crucial to India's memorable victory.
4. Ravindra Jadeja - 2/24
The veteran India spinner bowled a fabulous spell against England in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final. Jadeja picked up the important wickets of Ian Bell and Jos Buttler and helped in denying England of achieving the target of 130.
5. Ishant Sharma - 2/36
The veteran India pacer picked up the crucial wickets of Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final against England. Ishant's spell proved to be highly important in India's memorable triumph.