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Spin, swing, and sixes: Can the Kiwis clip India’s wings or will the Men in Blue soar?

Rohit Sharma & Co wear favourites tag with pride as Mitchell Santner’s NZ dare to dream for today’s ICC Champions Trophy final glory in Dubai, where spin is set to play a significant role

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Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Santner. Pics/Getty Images

Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Santner. Pics/Getty Images

India have never lost a One-Day International at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. New Zealand have never lost a final to India in ICC competitions. One of these will change on Sunday night when the teams face off to be crowned the next Champions Trophy winners.

Nine wins in Dubai

India’s record at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) is near-flawless; they have won nine ODIs and tied a tenth, against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup in 2018. All nine victories have come under Rohit Sharma — five in the said Asia Cup, which then regular skipper Virat Kohli sat the tournament out – while Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood in for the stand-in captain against the Afghans.

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