Opinion: Rohit Sharma Led The Way For India. Pakistan Lacked Gameplan

This is a complete dominance from India. Of the game, be it bowling, be it fielding, be it batting. This is an incredible win for India, a fissile win for India. To show that the gap between both these teams is getting bigger and for India to dominate like this in a high-pressure game was just wonderful to watch.  Yes, one can say that Pakistan's performance was a disappointing one (considering the match-up). Except for that T20 encounter in Dubai which Pakistan won against India in an ICC event over the past several years and also I think it happened in the Champions Trophy final in 2017 that Pakistan was able to beat India. Otherwise, India have dominated in all these ICC events, whether it is a World Cup T20 or One Day World Cup.

Disappointed in a way because you expect this kind of a contest to maintain that kind of hype. You want this to be a big contest, you want this to be a thriller. Unfortunately, that did not take place. And I think all that has happened because India is a much better side. India was much better prepared for a high-profile encounter like this. So India once it was decided to field first. The kind of balance the Indian side has was so overwhelming. And it was too much for Pakistan to take. I think Pakistan lacked in terms of intent. They didn't have any kind of game plan. They were unable to execute. They may have aspired to score more but whenever they lost wickets there was no one who could come in and construct a partnership and all that was sorely missing in Pakistan's batting effort.

Indian bowlers have a very attacking mindset. And I think it's Rohit Sharma who leads the way. The way he was able to rotate bowlers, he had several options whenever he wanted to pick a wicket. So that is why