India’s campaign in this edition of the ICC Champions Trophy has been typical to their performance in ODI’s since the turn of the decade. While the side has been utterly dominant on 9 out of 10 occasions, there has been an odd blip and an aspect or two which has raised eyebrows. However, as a whole, the young, enthusiastic and the ever dominant side has displayed shades of glory and played like an absolute champion side.
To be quite and brutally honest from any Indian fan’s point of view, the side if given a choice in picking one of Pakistan or England as an opponent, would have chosen the former. It is mainly due to India’s dominance over Pakistan since the last decade, and also the attributes of the individuals to handle pressure better than their Pakistani counterparts.
Having said that, to lift the title, India would have to be wary of a few things and use certain tactics. Below, we have a look at some of those tactics.