India, Oct. 8 -- India batting star Rohit Sharma, in his first public appearance since being removed as ODI captain, made no mention of head coach Gautam Gambhir while reflecting on the Champions Trophy triumph earlier this year. Instead, he credited the win to the processes established during Rahul Dravid's tenure, praising the team for embracing the ideology of the former captain-coach pair.

Under Rohit and Dravid, India managed to bounce back from the heartbreaking loss in the 2023 ODI World Cup final at home against Ahmedabad to win the next two ICC trophies - the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy.

"Look, I love that team, loved playing with them and it's a journey that we were all into, for many years. It's not about...