ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Top 5 takeaways for ODIs from the tournament

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 08:  Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan of India run between the wickets during the ICC Champions trophy cricket match between India and Sri Lanka at The Oval in London on June 8, 2017  (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Rohit and Dhawan provided wonderful starts for India

#5 Bowlers can win you matches

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 15: Bhuvneshwar Kumar of India celebrates dismissing Sabbir Rahman of Bangladesh during the ICC Champions Trophy Semi Final between Bangladesh and India at Edgbaston on June 15, 2017 in Birmingham, England.  (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Bhuvneshwar was instrumental in India’s success

After the advent of T20 cricket, the 50 overs format of the game was shifting more and more in favour of the batsmen. During the initial phase of the Champions Trophy as well, the batsmen dominated and there were scores in excess of 300 consistently.

But as the tournament progressed, the bowlers came to the fore. If we take the example of the two finalists India and Pakistan, both teams won matches due to their strong bowling performances. While bowling first, they restricted oppositions to mediocre scores and then it became easy for the batsmen to chase those down in the semis.

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