Dubai, Feb. 23 -- Virat Kohli's childhood coach, Raj Kumar Sharma, had a simple yet powerful message for the Indian stalwart's critics to watch his statistics after the 36-year-old tonked a blistering century against arch-rival Pakistan in Dubai in the ongoing Champions Trophy.

India outfoxed its arch-rival Pakistan in all facets of the game and sailed to a comfortable six-wicket win. Pakistan set a modest 242-run target for India to chase, and Virat perfectly orchestrated the victory with his 51st ODI ton.

Virat has been on the radar since an underwhelming test tour of Australia. He returned to the ODI fold against England during the build-up to the Champions Trophy and showed signs of returning to form with a composed fifty in the fin...