The skipper walks out to have a closer look at the pitch. This is surely not the deck on which India played against Bangladesh, which started to get slow in the second innings, very unlike your typical Dubai surface,

Going into the final, India was the clear favorite. The team had crushed Pakistan in the group stage, and with a star-studded batting lineup featuring Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and MS Dhoni, a repeat of their dominance was expected.