Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting opined that all-rounder Axar Patel deserves a lot of credit for India's Champions Trophy 2025 win. "[Axar played little cameos] with the bat...steadying the ship and just making life a little bit easier for the lower order in KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja," he added. Axar scored 109 runs in the tournament.