India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in their group match on September 19, as the Pakistani batting collapsed in front of Indian bowling. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked 3/15 and was given the Man of the match award, while Jasprit Bumrah picked two wickets.

However, the man to stand up when Hardik Pandya got hurt and pick wickets in middle overs was Kedar Jadhav. Jadhav is making his comeback into the team, after recovering from a hamstring injury that cut short his IPL 2018 and subsequent tour to England.

Jadhav, who is more known for his tremendous hitting abilities in limited overs, was asked to bowl for the first time in the New Zealand match in 2016. "Ever since Dhoni bhai asked me to bowl in that New Zealand match, my life has completely changed," Jadhav said.

"I don't bowl much in the nets. Honestly, I just bowl a couple of overs in the practice session before a match. I think if I try and work on my bowling in the net sessions, then whatever is there ... it might get broken. So I stay in my limit," said Jadhav, who has played 42 ODIs for India.

"We try to do what we're expected to do - bowling in the right areas, you know, keeping the pressure while the fielders are in the circle. If we stick to the processes, the results will take care of itself, and that's what I feel is happening," Jadhav said.

"India-Pakistan matches are always exciting, we won and it feels good. But we treat every team with the same intensity," he said.

(With PTI inputs)