Sources have added that India's sensational display against Pakistan in the Champion Trophy had included several brilliant individual performances. Yuvraj Singh walked away with the 'Man of The Match' award for his quickfire fifty, while Rohit Sharma (91) and captain Virat Kohli (81*) contributed handsomely to India's cause.
Meanwhile another notable performance for Kohli's side came from Hardik Pandya, who was promoted above former India captain MS Dhoni in the batting order. Indian fans were surprised to see Pandya walk out ahead of Dhoni in such a high-profile contest. Pandya put those reservations to rest, smoking three sixes in the last over to help India finish with 319/3.
Interestingly, the Baroda all-rounder had no clue
about his batting promotion until the 46th over. Pandya said he was pretty calm
and composed out in the middle. He said "Even this game, I was keeping
pretty normal. I was pretty calm, composed. I tried not to think of it as a big
match as well, just take it as a normal game, an important game for India like
any match we play. And eventually we did pretty well and won it".
Kohli was all praise for the team's batting performance and made a special mention of Hardik Pandya's brutal hitting at the end of the innings.
