India Unbeaten Against Pak in ODI World Cups

Ahmedabad: India fired on all cylinders in what was supposed to be war minus the shooting, blowing away arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets in aWorld Cup face-off that ended ina damp squib after causing
unbridled hysteria and logistical hassles. In what is seen as the pinnacle of cricket by fans in the
subcontinent, Indian captain Rohit Sharma emerged as the undisputed star of the match scoring a 63-ball 86 to power his team to the modest target of 192 with as many as 19.3 overs to spare.Jasprit Bumrah was a tiger on
the prowl and Mohammed Sirajdisplayed wolf-like aggressionbefore skipper Rohit completedthe annihilation as Indiaproduced a near-perfect performance in one of the most lopsided World Cup games between the arch-rivals.
Rohit just casually flaunted his repertoire of strokes, which included a pull shot behind square
of Shaheen Shah Afridi and a square driven six off Haris Rauf, as India were home by 8.05 pm
local time.The win was India’s eighth in the 50 over global event, where Pakistan had never been able to
match their neighbours in termsof skill, strategy or executionsince 1992.Just like he brushes his teeth,
drinks water, pulling and hookingis a part of Rohit’s daily chores.The 1150 gram willow is anextension of his arm and thosestrong but supple wrists does itsjob at his beck and call. On theday, it responded to his call 12times – six of which went overthe ropes.People love to err on side ofcaution but Rohit is ready to erron side of risk – whether its spinof coin or dismissing a fastbouncer from his presence. Therewill be days when he might failand look silly but on days hesucceeds, he would look regal,like he did on Saturday.It is very difficult to betterperfection but if anything wassynonymous with perfection,then decimating Pakistan for 192in 42.5 overs would come closest.Five bowlers, showing differentfacets of bowling and sharingequal spoils is rarity but therecouldn’t have been a moreopportune setting to tick allboxes like Rohit’s men did on theday.Bumrah (2/19 in 7 overs), Siraj(2/50 in 8 overs), Kuldeep (2/35in 10 overs), Hardik Pandya (2/34 in 6 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja(2/35 in 9.5 overs) were relentlessin their pursuit of choking theopposition into submission.This Pakistan team never hadthe depth to compete with Indiaand that one T20 World Cupgame which India lost in Dubaiback in 2021 was just anaberration.For the 1 lakh plus spectatorsat the Narendra Modi Stadium,the garba started one day inadvance and the story of thisabsolute dominance by India willbe remembered for times to come.For the rest of the country,Bengal can celebrate an early
Durga Puja and in the northernpart of India, it could an early Diwali. Motera was the Indian cricket fan’s the ‘Theatre ofDreams’ on Saturday. One could

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