World Cup 2019: One question each semi-finalist needs to answer

#4 India: Will their middle-order withstand the pressure?

England v India - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

India finished the group stage at the top and started the tournament as one of the favorites, and things have pretty much gone to plan for the team. So far, they have made it through the tournament relatively unscathed as they only lost one game, to England, and had their game against New Zealand washed out. However, it remains to be seen if the tough Indian exterior will crack, now that the pressure will be sure to be turned up.

Shikhar Dawan's injury has forced KL Rahul to be pushed up the order to open the batting with the in-form Rohit Sharma. Rohit has held the Indian batting order together scoring centuries in five of India's group games. However, the two games that he failed to get going in, saw India posted their worst scores in the tournament.

Virat Kohli, despite scoring runs, has failed to convert any of his starts into a 100+ score, and MS Dhoni has only one half-century in all of his innings. Hardik Pandya has also had starts but has failed to convert them into anything substantial.

With the extra pressure of the knockout stages, will India's middle order stand up to the occasion?