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Virat Kohli shares emotional hug with Rohit Sharma after India beat Australia to qualify for Champions Trophy 2025 Final - WATCH

Following the victory, the Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli gave the India captain Rohit Sharma a priceless and emotional hug.

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• Wed • 05 Mar 2025

Virat Kohli hugs Rohit Sharma after IND vs AUS semi-final

Highlights:

India beat Australia in semi-final by 4 wickets.

Virat Kohli hugs Rohit Sharma after the match.

India have now qualified for the finals.

India sealed their spot in the Final of the 2025 Champions Trophy with a six-wicket win over Australia in the semi-final on Tuesday (March 4) in Dubai. India consistently stayed in the game and finished in 48.1 overs while chasing a target of 265 runs. Virat Kohli hammered 84 off 98 balls and put on a performance worthy of Player of the Match. Virat was 16 runs short of reaching his century. After KL Rahul hit the game-winning six on the first ball of the 49th over.

Virat Kohli hugs Rohit Sharma

Virat, the man who orchestrated India's victory, and other Team India players rejoiced in the changing room. Following the victory, the Indian batting maestro gave the India captain Rohit Sharma a priceless and emotional hug.

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When India defeated Australia, they recorded the most successful run chase against them in the ICC tournament knockout match in history. With KL Rahul hitting the winning runs with a six and singing his own redemption song, India crossed the finish line in spectacular fashion. After winning the Champions Trophy in 2013 but losing in the 2017 final, India advanced to the final for the third time in a row. After placing second in the 2023 ODI World Cup and the 2024 T20 World Cup, this was India's third straight final appearance in ICC white-ball competitions.

Rohit Sharma on Virat Kohli

Rohit Sharma praised the team for their performance and highlighted how clinical it was. He also praised Virat Kohli for his stand with Shreyas Iyer and the match-winning knock. He said the whole dressing room was calm when Kohli was batting.

"Credit to everyone involved. When you have six bowling options, you can choose from anyone you want. [On Kohli] He has done it for us for so many years. We were very calm. We wanted that big stand which Shreyas and Virat had. Then the shots by Hardik in the end were very important. [Looking ahead] Very happy with that. When you want to play the final, you want all your guys in form. That is something that gives us a lot of confidence. We will not think too much about it. When the time comes, we will think about it. I also want the guys to relax," Indian captainRohit Sharma said in the post-match presentation.