Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali, Man of the Tournament in CT 2017, recalled the 2017 Champions Trophy final and stated that it still gives him goosebumps as a low-ranked side beat a top side like India. He added that to do so with a young team was an unbelievable achievement on Pakistan's part.

Inzamam-ul-Haq has insisted that the way Sachin Tendulkar played against his side in 2003 WC was superb, and went on to rate it as the best innings of Sachin's career. He added that despite having a good score on the board, the explosive innings of Tendulkar turned the match in India's favour.

Pakistan pacer Mohammad Irfan revealed an incident involving himself and Kohli, where the now-Indian skipper allegedly expressed his disbelief in the left-armer being able to clock 150 kph. Irfan said that Kohli, due to feedback from coaching staff, had initially thought of him as a ‘medium pacer’.

Pakistan pacer Junaid Khan, who dismissed the now-Indian skipper thrice in three matches in a bilateral series in 2012, has claimed that he felt Virat Kohli was ‘just a normal batsman’. Junaid had an outstanding tour of India in 2012, where his 8 wickets helped Pakistan to a famous series win.