India's All-Time World Cup XI v Pakistan 

Middle Order - Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni (c & wk)

India v Pakistan - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Virat Kohli, arguably the best batsman in the world at the moment, is widely known for his exploits against Pakistan. He has been a part of the Indian World Cup side in 2011 and 2015. Kohli could not make an impact in his first outing against them.

However, when India played the first-ever World Cup match against Pakistan without Sachin Tendulkar, he stepped into the shoes of his role model, becoming the first Indian to score a century against Pakistan in the marquee event.

This time around, as the skipper, Kohli notched a match-winning partnership with Rohit Sharma, shifted gears when required and ran through the Pakistan bowling attack.

Dravid justified his tag of being 'The Wall' Dhoni captained India in 2011 and 2015 World Cup

Rahul Dravid justified his tag of being 'The Wall' of Indian cricket in the two times he featured against the Men in Green.

The elegant stroke-maker top-scored with a rock-solid 61 in a low-scoring encounter in the 1999 World Cup. In the next edition, Dravid held one end when India were in a spot of bother, and ensured that Sachin's mesmerizing knock did not go in vain, as he battled out the Pakistani pacers for a hard fought 44*.

He executed what he did best - keep the scoreboard ticking, play risk-free cricket and of course, be as reliable as he always had been.

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni captained the Indian side in the first two World Cups of this decade, leading the subcontinental juggernauts to ultimate glory in 2011.

In the two clashes against Pakistan, Dhoni did not make a major impact with the bat. However, he channelized his resources to perfection.

The wily deicision-maker kept on creating pressure on the Pakistani batsmen with his aggressive field placements and crucial bowling changes, helping India to maintain the 100% win ratio over their bitter rivals.

Particularly, his move of including Ashish Nehra in place of Ravichandran Ashwin in the 2011 World Cup semi final reaped rewards.