India, Feb. 18 -- India's build-up to the Champions Trophy has been limited but also an unqualified success. During the whole of 2024, they only played three One-Day Internationals, in Colombo in August when they were soundly beaten 0-2 (the first game ended in a tie). More to refamiliarise themselves with the format, they needed the three-match series against England at home earlier this month. That they crushed the visitors 3-0 was commendable. More significantly from the larger-picture perspective, their inspirational captain produced one special innings to snap a long run of poor returns and their talismanic former skipper showed signs of shaking off the rust with a measured half-century to round off a terrific week for the men in blu...