- If Dhawan makes a half-century, he will have done so more than any other batsman in the Champions Trophy (he now has six). That exposes more and more young players to pressure situations, and I think the more we can expose our guys to those situations, the better results we will get.
Some instances this underperformance can be attributed to the inclement weather, with all three of Australia's games being rain affected, credit must be given where it's due.
India come into this game having won nine of their last 10 Champions Trophy matches (L1); that defeat came during the 2017 group stage at the Oval however (v Sri Lanka).
"It is just another game of cricket tomorrow". India have been impressive throughout the competition, their only blip came against Sri Lanka. This time also the chances are bringht for Team India for its 14th victory against Pakistan in ICC tournaments across all formats.
However, any complacency felt by the top four teams was short lived.
Now only Pakistan is left to represent the underdog plight. However, the team made a turn around and managed to win every single match onwards.
Pakistan can be a great force - depending on their feeling on the day.
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Referring to the earlier win against England, Arthur said the team believed in its ability and were aware of the brand of cricket that had to be played. The team, which emerges victorious in the final, will take a statistical lead as well.
India are favourites to retain the Champions Trophy on Sunday but they would probably have preferred to face different opponents than arch-rivals Pakistan in what is sure to be a highly-charged final. But why does that matter? "I want to see revival of bilateral cricket", the former captain said.
"Let's hope we can bring our "A" game again for the final, because if we can - and I said it before the England game - we can beat anybody". Other than that? I've been entertained; at times I've even been on the edge of my seat.
However, they will still have the role of underdogs in this matchup against the defending champions. But now they have a taste of it and things will be right this time.
That was their opening match of the Champions Trophy. So why are fans now labelling it a useless exercise, a "non-event"? There's no overexcitement. People are just doing the normal things that they do in any practice session, and that's the kind of approach we have maintained throughout the tournament. To be happy playing second fiddle in a big tournament like this throughout all the games, to be thinking about bouncing back after a setback.
India, whose skipper Virat Kohli heads the tournament batting averages with a stratospheric 253, are a formidable outfit.
Amir, however, has once again become a mainstay of the Pakistan team since returning to the side early in 2016, appearing in 47 of the team's 57 matches across all global formats following his comeback.
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