India, March 5 -- A tense chase at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium had everyone on the edge of their seats. The Indian dressing room was no different. Virat Kohli, who would have loved to be out in the middle to carve out the winning runs, stood right in front of the room along with the rest of the players while a tensed Rohit Sharma sat in the corner. But within moments, the players heaved a huge sigh of relief and burst into wild celebrations as KL Rahul finished it off in style with a six to hand India a four-wicket win in the semifinal against Australia.

India did make a shaky start to the chase of 264 as they lost their first two wickets for 43 runs, but another masterclass of a knock from Kohli, who scored 84 off 98, along ...