India captain Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 223 was sublime, his impeccable timing, placement and voracious appetite hallmarks of his talent. So too was Rohit Sharma’s easy-on-the-eye 101. The West Indies also had three centurions. These batters needed adversaries, and they found none. Not from the bowlers nor from the pitch.

Farooqi will join MI Emirates for a fifth consecutive season. His deal broke the auction record for the third time during the day.

India have been placed in Group A along with Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Qualifier A. The much-awaited India-Pakistan clash will take place on October 10 in Johannesburg. India will begin their 2027 ODI World Cup campaign against Australia on October 7 in Cape Town.