Monday’s cover: More blues for Pakistan as India cruise in their Cricket World Cup opener


Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
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The National Sport front page on Monday, February 16 focuses on India’s Virat Kohli, who is celebrating after he scored a century against Pakistan at Adelaide on Sunday.

The defending champions won their opening World Cup Group B game by 76 runs.

India started the 2015 edition by piling up 300 for seven at the Adelaide Oval, where almost 42,000 fans turned the occasion into a vibrant, colourful and noisy event, before Pakistan were dismissed for 224 to suffer a sixth World Cup loss against their neighbours.

India’s win meant that in all four games played so far at this World Cup the team batting first has triumphed, with all four victorious sides making 300-plus totals.

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