Bumrah and Rohit: India's fire and ice

After all the fire and brimstone over the pitch, there were fears that the much-anticipated India Pakistan game in New York would turn out to be a low-scoring farce. It turned out to be a low-scoring thriller with India on the right side of the result and Rohit Sharma standing out with his captaincy. If Jasprit Bumrah was the hero for India with his game-changing bowling, the India skipper was an unsung hero. The only thing the captain did not do correctly was not calling it rightly at the toss.

It is not often an India team goes into a game against the arch-rivals with only three specialist batters - Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit himself - with rest being either a wicketkeeper, all-rounders or specialist bowlers. It was the same squad that played against Ireland for sure but Pakistan are no Ireland. On a treacherous wicket against a relentlessly fiery bowling attack, more batting power may have been needed. But the captain had the courage of his conviction.

More than his batting decisions, it was his strategic bowling choices that led India to