India's bowlers mix discipline with intelligence to form a rampant force

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India's bowlers mix discipline with intelligence to form a rampant force

There was a point in the India-Bangladesh semi-final when shabbir rahman threatened to snatch away the early advantage fro India after soumya sarkar's wicket in the first over.the Rajshahi born batsman's counter-attack was being compared with Aravinda de silva's 1996 semi-final blitz at one point of time. he dismissed full deliveries through the off side while used his feet and converted good-length deliveries into full ones by charging down the track and clearing the infield.

For Indian bowlers, there was a need for a change.

Rohit sharma stamped his class with an authoritative hundred in the company of magnificent virat kohli as India annihilated Bangladesh by nine wickets to set up a bumper summit showdown with arch-rivals Pakistan in the Champions trophy.

the lazy elegance of Rohit(123 runs off 129 balls) ensured India treat Bangladesh's attack with utter disdain, knocking off a modest target of 265 in 40.1 overs.

next match, the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 will be played on 18th June at the oval against Pakistan.

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