Sydney: As much as Rohit Sharma was the star and Suresh Raina played a strong supporting role, the bowlers also played their part in the quarter-final against Bangladesh. This has now become a common theme during the World Cup in what has been the biggest turnaround since Australia became the first nation to ever wrest the America's Cup.


India captain MS Dhoni celebrates the dismissal of Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan for 10 during their World Cup quarter-final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 19. Pic:AP/PTI 

Unimaginable
Just six weeks ago you wouldn't have given the Indian attack a price for claiming all seventy wickets in their first seven World Cup matches. Nevertheless, that's exactly what they've achieved and it's a credit to their persistence and resilience that they've been able to click into gear when it really mattered.