Shivam Dube reveals big compliment from Rohit Sharma after Mohali masterclass

Known for their quality spin bowlers, Afghanistan toiled hard to defend the total but couldn't stop the Indian batters from achieving the target with relative ease. India's chase got off to a disappointing start due to a mix-up between Sharma and Gill in the very first over of the run chase. Off Fazalhaq Farooqi's bowling, Rohit hit the ball to mid-off and ran to the non-striker's end, only to find Gill ball-watching and not responding to the skipper's call. A livid Rohit let his disappointment known before trudging back to the dressing room.

Gill went on to hit five fours but couldn't stay long enough to make amends for his mistake. In the fourth over, he was stumped by Rahmanullah Gurbaz off Mujeeb Ur Rahman. At this stage, Afghanistan seemed to have a firm grip on the proceedings, but Dube and Tilak Varma did not allow the opposition bowlers to dominate during their brisk 44-run partnership for the third wicket.

Dube's first big shot came in the seventh over against off-spinner Mohammad Nabi, slog-sweeping a ball that was in his arc powerfully over the deep midwicket boundary. In the same over, Tilak charged down the track for an inside-out drive to the right of long off for four. With 14 runs coming off the next over by Naveen-ul-Haq, the momentum was clearly in India's favour.