Former England captain Nasser Hussain has opened up his thoughts on who will win the Champions Trophy 2025 final between India and New Zealand as well. Hussain also stated that New Zealand will not bottle it on this occasion, considering that they have a plenty of cricketers who give their best in every match.

Speaking to Sky Sports, the cricketer-turned-commentator recalled: “They will not bottle it, they won’t choke. We were having dinner with [former Australia batter] Aaron Finch and he summed it up pretty well in saying New Zealand are never a side that beat themselves. And by that, he means that they will rock up and they will put in a performance. All the way through the New Zealand lineup they have some very, very tough cricketers who turn up to every single game and give it their absolute best – that’s why they will always be there around semi-finals and finals.”

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However, Nasser Hussain also said Team India have to earn the win over the Kiwis in the final as well.

“They also have that great mixture between senior pros that have been there year in, year out – like Kane Williamson, one of the all-time greats – and youth in the likes of Rachin Ravindra. They may well lose [New Zealand], but if they do, it will be because India beat them,” Nasser Hussain concluded.