ended his lean patch with the bat when he scored a fantastic century to guide India to a comfortable win against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy on Sunday, February 23. Lalchand Rajput hailed Virat Kohli's epic knock against the Men in Green at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium as a reminder of his 'big match' prowess.

Kohli came into the tournament after a disappointing outing against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He perished for 22 in India's first game in the Champions Trophy against Bangladesh. However, he didn't throw away his wicket after getting off to a good start against Pakistan and eventually remained unbeaten on 100 off 111 balls, bringing up a record-extending 51st ODI century. He helped the Men in Blue chase down a 243-run target with 45 balls to spare.

"I think Virat played a fantastic innings, you know, and he showed his class. We always think of King Kohli, I think he proved again. Big match, big match temperament. Big match player," Rajput was quoted as saying by India Today.

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India have already qualified for the semi-finals with comprehensive wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh. Rajput praised India's ruthless attitude as they are not giving their opponents a chance to come back into the matches. The former India cricketer backed Rohit Sharma and Co. to win the Champions Trophy convincingly.

"This Indian team looks ruthless. They try to dominate and win every game. They don't want to give the opponents a chance to come back into the game. That is the attitude. And the way they are playing, I think they should win the Champions Trophy convincingly," he added.

India will play their last group-stage fixture against New Zealand on Sunday, March 2, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both teams have already booked their tickets to the semi-finals, which take place on March 4 and March 5.