New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the coin toss and chose to bat first against India in the 2025 Champions Trophy final on Sunday. It is the 15th consecutive toss India has lost since the 2023 Cricket World Cup final in November 2023 – the longest such run for any team in one-day internationals.

In a post on his X account, Junaid Khan pointed out the distance travelled by New Zealand (7150 Km) and South Africa (3286 Km) between venues in the Champions Trophy 2025. On the other hand, India did not travel at all,

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