ICC Champions Trophy 2017: 5 reasons why India will win the tournament

#3 – Penchant for rising to the occasion

Players like Ravichandran Ashwin tend to lift their game in big tournaments

Since the start of this decade, India have raised their intensity and performed admirably during ICC tournaments. Even when they had entered the various events on the back of some indifferent form, the players proceeded to lift their game to meet the demands of those pressure-laden encounters. The 2013 edition of Champions Trophy, as well as the 2015 World Cup, can be used as examples of their penchant for rising to the occasion.

Key men such as Ashwin, Jadeja and Dhawan usually come into their own in such tournaments. With the presence of several ‘big match’ players at their disposal, it should not come across as a surprise if the Indians go deep into the Champions Trophy.