Skipper Rohit Sharma (111*) and fellow opener Shikhar Dhawan (114) are in the form of their life. And if the opposition is benevolent towards them, dropping catches aplenty, then the two will make them pay. That's what they did to Pakistan in a crucial Asia Cup Super Four match on Sunday. With both scoring centuries and putting on a huge 210-run stand, the arch-rivals could not even put up a semblance of a fight.

The successful alliance of Rohit and Dhawan in the absence of Virat Kohli, the skipper and mainstay of the batting, ensured India did not have any hiccups which chasing down the target. "Opening with Dhawan is [a pleasure], I don't even need to speak to him. It's important to let him be and we've batted enough to understand each other's games. We know how important the first 10 overs are. The chase becomes a little easier if that's done well. The most important thing was to bat as long as possible and that's what we did," Rohit said after India chased the 238-run target to defeat Pakistan comprehensively by nine wickets and book a berth in the final.