New champions: Zaman, Amir and Pakistan raze India for title

In India nearly all print media went easy on Kohli and his team, crediting Pakistan's performance though the front-page of the Hindustan Times screamed "Obliterated at the Oval: India humiliated by Pak".

Fakhar hit 12 fours and three sixes before skying a catch off Hardik Pandya but Pakistan had the ideal platform to make the highest total in a Champions Trophy final. "It is a dream come true", a Kashmiri youth shouted in support of the Sarfraz Ahmed-led Pakistan team.

Fireworks and jubilatory volleys of gunfire echoed around major cities as traffic ground to a halt, and young men danced to the beat of drums following their team's 180-run victory in the match at The Oval in London.

"Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah form a great combination who complement each other very well, and the spin options of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja keep the pressure on in the middle overs".

Pakistan was seeded eighth out of the eight teams in the tournament. In another tweet, he said, "Valiant soldiers of Pakistan congrat Team Pak & Nation".

As the team's enforced home away from home since 2009, the UAE is acutely aware of Pakistan's ability to upset expectations and win big games.

Communities gathered around TV screens throughout the country on Sunday night to share the moment as Pakistan won its first ever Champions Trophy, just weeks after being written off following a loss in the tournament's opening match - also against India.

Unable to chase a mammoth total of 339, India were bowled out for just 158 in the 31st over of the second innings.

The four Pakistanis included left-handed opening batsman Fakhar Zaman, pace duo of Junaid Khan and Hasan Ali besides Sarfraz, who also doubles up as the wicketkeeper.

"They are basically a nomadic team which plays overseas".

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya's fighting spirit was the only positive that came out of the team's heart-wrenching defeat to Pakistan in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy at Oval.

Let me take you back to, well, any year since Partition, really, but we'll say 1992. Most teams look to accelerate after the 30th over and prepare for the final push, but India could only do it if two of the top three were around and seldom after being three-down around the 30- over mark.

The word from the Indian cricket board is that there could be a meeting some time after the West Indies tour with the hope that the coach fracas would have been resolved by then. The match, which saw fortunes fluctuate, was vintage stuff at its best ('Sport' - "Inspired Pakistan gives India a hiding", June 19). Against all odds, after being on the receiving end of much criticism, facing trash talk from retired Indian cricketers and demoralizing comments from retired cricketers from their own side, Pakistan managed to inflict a crushing defeat on India.