Unlike the other teams, Team India have played all of their games at the same venue. On the other hand, New Zealand played their first two games in Pakistan before flying to Dubai for their final group game against India.
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Ravichandran Ashwin on India getting undue advantage:
Even ahead of the final, it has become a major talking point and former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has now shared his views on the same. The India great has launched a scathing attack on those undermining India's performance in the ongoing tournament by saying that the team got an advantage playing in Dubai.
"I am laughing when people ask our captain and coach the same question about having an advantage playing in Dubai. In the 2009 Champions Trophy, South Africa played all their games at the same venue and even then they failed to qualify for the knockouts. It was not South Africa’s fault that they didn’t qualify then. Teams qualified only because they play good cricket," he added.
"India is in the final because they have played solid cricket. No matter what happens in the final, they deserved to be finalists because of the kind of cricket they have played. Please don’t throw mud at our own cricketers because of someone else’s narrative," said Ravichandran Ashwin.
"If India wins this trophy, we will be winning the title back-to-back. Let’s celebrate them. Don’t buy into this narrative.
Meanwhile, Team India will be looking to give a fitting reply to their critics by winning the ongoing tournament. They have been in great form and will be fancying their chances of beating New Zealand again to become the first-ever team to win the Champions Trophy thrice.
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