India, Feb. 17 -- The 2013 Champions Trophy remains the last major ODI title India have won and a huge reason for the team's success in that tournament was the establishment of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan as their first-choice opening partnership. They went on to become one of the most prolific opening partnerships of all time in ODI cricket history.

Suresh Raina, who was an integral part of the team that won the tournament, said that the decision was a "masterstroke" by the team management. "Just look at the way they batted-they focused on timing the ball rather than forcing shots. They attacked, but only when the delivery deserved it. Rohit Sharma is technically very sound. He wore the ball down before accelerating the scoring rate...