After I crossed 50, I sort of spoke to Hardik and he said, I don't necessarily need to take any chances, Kohli said
After a professional run-chase against South Africa in the opener, the second match saw the 'Men In Blue' burying the five-time world champions under a deluge of runs
The former India opener said Pandya's knock of 48 from 27 balls made all the difference because it ensured India set 352 instead of 312
While Mohammed Shami played bulk of the matches across formats as Bumrah's new ball partner, a lot of eyebrows were raised when Shami was dropped in favour of the UP pacer
At a reception hosted by the Indian high commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ruchi Ghanashyam, Kohli told the Indian diaspora that "special things" can happen together
The study further revealed that the Men in Blue have received 2,76,750 average monthly searches while England has 12,0375 searches under its name followed by West Indies, Pakistan and Australia
The 59-year-old Srikkanth, who was a member of India's 1983 World Cup winning team, also singled out Jasprit Bumrah for special praise
India have won 5 of the 11 World Cup opening games they have played so far
There are indictions that Mohammed Shami may make the way for Bhuvneshwar but there are not any confirmation with regards to that.
Tendulkar, who played six World Cups between 1992 and 2011 finds it unacceptable that different generations playing under different rules are compared with each other
The jersey, which will be predominantly orange with a tinge of blue, will be unveiled during the course of the tournament
The 30-year-old also expressed confidence in his team and said they have a good chance of winning their group stage games
According to media reports, the rear side of jersey is orange in colour as compared to the original blue
The top-order failed to fire in both the warm-up games with most experts suggesting that the batsmen are struggling to adapt to the English conditions
The Indian skipper said he's sure the openers will perform to their capacity as the tournament moves forward
Kohli is bound to be a worried man if Jadhav and Shankar are unable to get a decent hit against Mashrafe Mortaza's men before facing a tricky opposition
Raina picked Hardik Pandya as the key Indian player for the tournament given his ability with the bat and the fact that he can bowl crucial overs as well
India suffered an early collapse in slightly bowling-friendly conditions at the Oval before being bowled out for 179 in 39.2 overs
The all-rounder said that the Indian side chose to bat first as a challenge knowing fully well that the conditions were not batting-friendly
Karthik faltered at Hamilton but it was only him and Krunal who took the game to the final over after India were 145 for six in the 16th over, needing another 68 off 28 balls