India open World Cup defence by making it 6-0 against Pak

You expect a close contest in an India-Pakistan match, but none of the two teams or a die-hard fan on either side of the border would mind winning in whatever manner it comes. Sunday was one such day when India played like World Champions, making a strong announcement through a 76-run convincing win that their title defence will have a lot of muscle.

Shikhar Dhawan and Indian bowling had a lot said and written about it, and those two, along with Virat Kohli (107), rose to the big occasion at the Adelaide Oval to eventually win a contest where, despite the heroics of Sohail Khan (5/55) and Misbah-ul-haq (76*), they came a poor second after India decided to put runs on the board and put a lot - 300 for 7.

Mohammad Shami (4 for 35) and Umesh Yadav (2 for 50) and hunted in pairs and were well assisted by Mohit Sharma (2 for 35), while spin twins R Ashwin and Jadeja took care of one Pakistani each.

Earlier, Kohli became the first batsman to score a century against Pakistan in World Cup after Sachin Tendulkar missed it narrowly in 2003, when he was dismissed by Shoaib Akhtar for 98.