Rohit Sharma unstoppable, Sarfaraz Ahmed has game to forget: India v Pakistan player ratings

Chitrabhanu Kadalayil evaluates the performances of the 22 players who competed in this Cricket World Cup clash between these two rivals

Lokesh Rahul (9/10): The opener got his team off to a good start, scoring 57 off 78 balls while putting on a 136-run partnership for the first wicket with Rohit Sharma. He should have kicked on to get a hundred, but by the time he was dismissed, the tempo for a big total had been set. Reuters

Chitrabhanu Kadalayil

Jun 16, 2019

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In the most highly-anticipated match of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, it was India who came out on top against Pakistan, defeating their arch rivals by 89 runs in a rain-interrupted contest at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Following this one-sided contest, Chitrabhanu Kadalayil provides his player ratings. For the India player ratings, browse through the photo gallery above, and for the Pakistan player ratings, take a look at the photo gallery below.

Imam-ul-Haq (3/10): In a way, Bhuvneshwar Kumar's injury proved fortuitous for India as the paceman was replaced by Vijay Shankar, who promptly trapped the opener leg before wicket. Imam paid for being too cautious, scoring just seven runs. The only upside for the youngster was he was excellent in the outfield. Press Association