'Jane kha gaye wo din' - Fans cherish memories as India's Champions Trophy 2013 triumph completes 10 years

On this very day, it was a cloudy morning at the Edgbaston in Birmingham 10 years ago in 2013. It was the very day when India and England were all set to lock horns in the historic final of the Champions Trophy 2013. Although the fans got the cricket, an ODI match was turned into a 20-over final of a marquee international tournament.

India clinched the title with a historic win in the thrilling match that went up to the last ball. Notably, it was also the hat-trick of major international trophies for the former Indian skipper MS Dhoni. Apart from that, it was the last international trophy that India won as they haven’t won any title since then.

Subsequently, Indian cricket fans cherished those memorable moments and recalled India’s iconic journey in England during the Champions Trophy. Fans took to Twitter to shower praises on the then stars of Team India who clicked on the big moment for the side to lift another international trophy.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Jane kha gaye wo din 🥺

— ... (@unstoppable720) June 22, 2023

Bahut samay bit gaya🥹

— Harshit Baria (@hbaria03) June 23, 2023

The day India lifted the Champions Trophy a decade ago remains etched in cricket history. The passion and excitement of that night will forever be etched in the hearts of cricket fans worldwide.

— Cricket Tycoon (@CricketTycoon) June 22, 2023

Thanks to Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli and R Ashwin otherwise we had handed this final to England

Rohit : 09
Dhawan : 31
Kohli : 43
DK : 06
Raina : 01
Dhoni : 00
Jadeja : 33

R Ashwin and Jadeja bowled great spell and took two wicket but as usual all credit goes to our MS Dhoni

— Shubman Gang (@ShubmanGang) June 22, 2023

The best Champions Trophy Final ever ❤️

— Yatindra 🤴 (@YnSingh27) June 22, 2023

Interesting point to note here in XI for both teams in that final:

India: 7-8 players still in contention for limited overs cricket in recent times. (ICC trophies since 2013- 0)

England: Players still in contention-2 (ICC trophies won since then-2)

— Kanishk Johri (@KanishkJohri) June 22, 2023

To this day I still don't know why Stuart broad kept running between the wickets on the last ball.

— Rohith Gupta (@rohithgupta95) June 22, 2023

The day MSD completed Cricket. pic.twitter.com/HSGyGXZ06G

— Guru (@SerraYabbha) June 22, 2023

Shikhar Dhawan was beast in that tournament

— Najaf Khan (@Najafkhan9090) June 22, 2023

I still remember Virat and shikar's wierd dance moves and celebrations 😂

— NIVAS😎 (@onlyone2305) June 23, 2023

Tredwell misses dhoni misses but doesn't matter 🥵🥵 @bhogleharsha

— Pavan_nuka (@nuka_pavan) June 23, 2023

Speaking of the action of the final clash of the Champions Trophy 2013 between India and England, the hosts’ skipper Sir Alastair Cook won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, India were in trouble at the moment when they lost 5 wickets only on the score of 66 runs. But it was the moment when Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja took charge. The duo helped India somehow reach a total of 129 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Virat Kohli scored 43 runs alongside Jadeja’s 33 runs. Other than these two, the star Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan also contributed with an individual score of 31 runs.

Later on, while defending the target, Indian bowlers managed to restrict England to the score of 124 runs by scalping 8 wickets. In the entire 20 overs. Eventually, India won the match by a close margin of 5 runs after surviving the Morgan-Bopara onslaught in the second innings.