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World Cup 2019: If Rohit Sharma don't get you, Shikhar Dhawan will!

And in case the top three don't fire, Hardik Pandya could be a match-winner, going by his current mood

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Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan

Ian ChappellIf Rohit Sharma don't get you then Shikhar Dhawan will; no early Indian wickets is a bitter pill. Despite a tidy opening spell from Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, Rohit and Shikhar built a platform for victory with yet another century stand. This pair has combined for more ODI runs as a partnership than even the legendary Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes and India rarely lose when they set off with a century stand.

This day at The Oval wasn't an exception as Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah finished off the good work done by the Indian batsmen in compiling the highest World Cup total against Australia. A measure of their skilful bowling was obvious in 'Dashing' Dave Warner's plodding half-century — 77 balls, the slowest he's ever scored.

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