London, June 18 (CRICKETNMORE): World Cup winning skipper Imran Khan and legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram led the tributes as Pakistan cricket fraternity celebrated a 180-run victory over India in the Champions Trophy final here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan dominated with both bat and ball to thrash a rather off-colour India by 180 runs and lift the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This was the first Champions Trophy title for Pakistan. The south Asian nation claimed their third ICC tournament, having earlier won the 50-over World Cup in 1992 and the World Twenty20 in 2009.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Put in to bat, Pakistan rode on a century by opener Fakhar Zaman to post a massive total of 338\/4 in the allotted 50 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In reply, India were all out for 158 runs in 30.3 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Congratulations to Team Pakistan on their great performance in winning #CT17 And how wonderful to watch Fakhar's raw talent in action," Imran Khan, who led Pakistan to their only One Day International (ODI) World Cup triumph, tweeted after the win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Akram, who played a crucial role in their sucessful 1992 World Cup campaign--including a hat-trick against England in the final-- also praised the team for their performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Wow wow wow unbelievable performance by team green. It feels like deja'vu after winning the 1992 WCup. I am over the moon #PakistanZindabad," he tweeted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former skippers Misbah ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi also heaped praise on the Pakistan team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Congratulations @TheRealPCB, the team & the whole country for such a great win.#CT17. Boys you made us happy & proud. Up & above 4rm here," Misbah said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"This performance will be remembered long by both Indian and Pakistani fans :) Pakistan 've made this #CT17 truly memorable," Afridi said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Several international players also praised the Pakistan team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Congratulations Pakistan on a really comprehensive victory today. Well played, deserved winners and a great result for Pakistan cricket," former Indian opener Virender Sehwag said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The biggest thing on display today is @TheRealPCB's heart. They played with courage and belief. Just an incredible performance by Pakistan," former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former New Zealand captain and swashbuckling batsman Brendon McCullum said: "Brilliant from Pakistan! Embraced aggression, freedom in play. Youth and experience all stood up on the biggest stage! Great scenes."<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2017\/06\/champ.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket fraternity congratulate Pakistan for CT 2017 win", "alt_title": "Cricket fraternity congratulate Pakistan for CT 2017 win", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Cricket fraternity congratulate Pakistan for CT 2017 win", "seo_desc": "World Cup winning skipper Imran Khan and legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram led the tributes as Pakistan cricket fraternity celebrated", "seo_keywords": "India vs Pakistan", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "cricket-fraternity-congratulate-pakistan-for-ct-2017-win", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2061", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2017-06-18 22:54:00", "updated": "2017-06-18 22:54:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2017-06-18 22:54:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2017-06-18 22:54:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/cricket-fraternity-congratulate-pakistan-for-ct-2017-win-28224" }