'We have the squad to take on the world over next decade': Kohli

Every team goes through a phase of transition and the success of the team depends on how smoothly the baton is passed on to the next generation of cricketers.

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Every team goes through a phase of transition and the success of the team depends on how smoothly the baton is passed on to the next generation of cricketers. For India, the two back-to-back world titles in white ball cricket — T20 World Cup 2024, and ICC Champions Trophy 2025 — have seen the likes of Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh raising their hands in crunch moments making the side's iconic batter Virat Kohli believe that the squad is ready to take on the world in the next 8–10 years. "We have the squad that is ready to take on the world in the next eight to 10 years and these guys definitely have the talent to do so," Kohli said after India beat New Zealand by four wickets to lift the Champions Trophy after 12 years on Sunday.

"They have stepped up already with so many impactful innings that this guy (Gill) has played. Shreyas beautiful, KL (Rahul) has been finishing games and Hardik (Pandya) is a match-winner so we are in good hands."