India, Feb. 23 -- Dubai International Cricket Stadium saw a magnificent script which even gave a Bollywood thriller a run for money with Virat Kohli hammering his signature unbeaten 100 runs knock to help India beat arch-rivals Pakistan by six wickets in a Grup A stage match of the Champions Trophy and book a seat in the semi-finals on Sunday.

Kohli, whose struggle with form was making headlines recently, wrote his destiny by keeping the high-voltage match as his stage to display his charismatic performance.

A win in Dubai ensured India a semi-final spot and nearly ended host Pakistan's chances of qualifying for the next round, disappointing fans who were expecting Mohammad Rizwan and his side to deliver when a major ICC event returned ...