The last time India won an ICC trophy was on 23rd June 2013, when they clinched the Champions Trophy title. It was the second time for the Men in Blue to put their hands around that prestigious CT Cup, with their first win coming in 2002 when they shared the trophy with Sri Lanka. The final match in England saw India emerge as the winners with a five-run victory over the hosts.

Due to rain, the final was reduced to a 20-over per side contest. England won the toss and elected to field first, halting India to a mere score of 129/7. Virat Kohli top-scored for India with 43 off 34 deliveries, while Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 33 off 25 balls. Shikhar Dhawan also contributed with 31 runs off 24 balls. Ravi Bopara was the standout bowler for England, picking up 3/20, while James Anderson, Stuart Broad, and James Tredwell picked one wicket each.

In reply, India’s bowlers put up an excellent performance to defend the target. They restricted England to 124/8, securing a victory in the summit clash. Umesh Yadav dismissed Alastair Cook early while Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ishant Sharma all made valuable contributions with two wickets each. In the final over, England needed 15 runs for victory, but Ashwin held his nerves and conceded only nine runs.

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The @msdhoni-led #TeamIndia, beat England to lift the ICC Champions Trophy. 🏆

MS Dhoni became the first Captain (in Men's cricket) to win all three ICC trophies in limited-overs cricket 👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/x4le09coFM

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 23, 2023

With that victory, India became the second team, after Australia, to win the Champions Trophy more than once. Additionally, the then Indian skipper MS Dhoni made history by becoming the first captain in men’s cricket to win all three ICC trophies in limited-overs cricket. Dhoni had previously led India to the 2011 World Cup triumph and the 2007 T20 World Cup victory.

Fans on Twitter expressed a mix of emotions as Team India completed a decade without winning an ICC trophy.

Here are the reactions:

Kohli guy celebrated like there is no tomorrow and India's not gonna win any ICC trophy after that 😭�?pic.twitter.com/wFaGEr5ab3

— “ (@KohlifiedGal) June 23, 2023

On this day in 2013, Virat Kohli top scored for India from 66-5, played a crucial innings in CT 2013 finals against England and helped India lift the trophy ❤️ pic.twitter.com/OEg2A0ghLc

— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) June 22, 2023

"Tredwell misses, Dhoni misses but it doesn't matter. India wins the Champions Trophy as England capitulates, it was their game, England. MS Dhoni, well this was the one trophy he didn't have, he has got it now".

The iconic commentary by Harsha Bhogle after the CT 2013 win. pic.twitter.com/9iKC561jNe

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 23, 2023

On this day, 10 years ago, MS Dhoni became the first (and still the only) captain to win all the 3 ICC trophies by winning the Champions Trophy

Dhoni's 2 crucial stumpings of Bell and Trott and his "masterstroke" to give Ishant his 4th over turned the game for India🐐 pic.twitter.com/yeFyLb7AFf

— Bakri Player (@91_of_79) June 22, 2023

MS Dhoni's masterclass captaincy in champions trophy. pic.twitter.com/69ujIKPUdZ

— ` (@rahulmsd_91) June 23, 2023

So, it's been 10 years since ICT last won an ICC Trophy.

— Hriday (@Hriday1812) June 23, 2023

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Exactly a decade ago we won the Champions Trophy under MS.
Who knew that it was the beginning of an ICC trophy drought.#championstrophy #MSDhoni𓃵 pic.twitter.com/U4HnJhvlaK

— Jay Jadwani (@diehard_msdian) June 23, 2023

Since their triumph in the 2013 CT, India’s quest for another ICC trophy proved elusive. While they have enjoyed success in bilateral series and tournaments, securing another global title has remained a challenge. Nevertheless, their victory in the 2013 tournament stands as  asignificant milestone in Indian cricket history.

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Exactly seven years ago on this day (June 23), India defeated hosts England to clinch their second ICC Champions Trophy title at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. With that thrilling win, India also became the second team after Australia to win the ICC Champions Trophy more than once.

Also, with this triumph, MS Dhoni became the first captain in the history of the game to win all three major ICC trophies – 2007 T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup in 2011 and the 2013 Champions Trophy.

After frustrating showers, the game was reduced to 20-overs per side. India first scored 129 for seven and then restricted England to 124 for eight in a nail-biting encounter that went down to the last ball.

After being put in to bat, Dhoni-led India struggled on a sluggish track. The Men in Blue were rescued by a 47-run sixth-wicket partnership between Virat Kohli (43) and Ravindra Jadeja (33 not out).

Chasing 130 to win, England were left tottering at 46/4 in the eighth over as Alastair Cook (2), Jonathan Trott (20), Ian Bell (13), and Joe Root (7) were all sent back to the hut.

Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara then steadied England’s ship as the duo added a 64-run stand for the fifth wicket. However, with just 20 runs away from the target, the English side lost the wickets of Morgan (33) and Bopara (30) as both the settled batsmen were sent back to the hut by Indian pacer Ishant Sharma.

Captain Dhoni, Kohli jumped in joy as the delirious Indian players hugged each other. In contrast, the others were busy collecting souvenir stumps to mark another remarkable chapter in Indian cricket history.

Here’s the throwback video shared by ICC:

http://twitter.com/ICC/status/1275345413164470272

Ravindra Jadeja won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his all-round performance in the final while left-handed opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan was named the ‘Player of the Series’ for scoring 363 runs in the tournament.

It was India’s second Champions Trophy title as they won the first one jointly with Sri Lanka back in 2002.

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India batsman Rohit Sharma said that the credit for his transformation into one of the world’s leading one-day player went to MS Dhoni, who first pushed him to go and bat up the order.

“I believe the decision to open in ODIs changed my career and it was a decision taken by MS Dhoni,” said the 29-year-old.

“I became a better batsman after that. In fact, it helped me understand my game better, react better according to situations.”

Notably, the right-hander, first opened in early 2013 against England during the home series and followed that up with an impressive performance in the Champions Trophy.

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“He (Dhoni) just came up to me and said ‘I want you to open the innings as I am confident that you will do well. Since you can play both cut and pull shot well, you have the qualities to succeed as an opener’,” added the opener.

“He told me that I shouldn’t be scared of failures or get upset by criticism. He was looking at the bigger picture as the Champions Trophy was scheduled in England that year,” said Sharma, the only player in world cricket with two double hundreds in ODI’s.

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