On Tuesday, until Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer put together a 91-run stand, India and Australia were punching and counter-punching. Their batsmen, especially Stave Smith and Alex Carey put the spinner-heavy Indian bowling attack under pressure. Be it against Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand, India have been ruthless in the execution of their bowling plans. But Australia, despite playing in totally different conditions to what they did in Pakistan, quickly adapted to the pitch. With the early wickets of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, they even got early breakthroughs before chase-master Kohli settled the nerves and played a lovely innings. Sunday’s final will be an opportunity for India to end their 50-over ICC trophy drought, dating back to the 2013 Champions Trophy. For head coach Gautam Gambhir its a chance to establish his credentials with the national team following IPL success. Story continues below this ad Speaking to the media shortly after India’s win against Australia, Gambhir said the campaign so far has been flawless. “You used a very good word that we played ‘flawlessly’. …