'Past Is Past', Rohit Sharma Says Australia Match Will Be A Fresh Game
Inform opening batsman Rohit Sharma said history will have little significance when India clash with Australia in a Cricket World Cup 2019 blockbuster at The Oval on Sunday. Sharma, who cracked a century in the opening game against South Africa, said India will want to play a perfect game against the Australians, who are unbeaten in the tournament so far. Self-belief will be the key on Sunday, feels Sharma. (Video: ICC)
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Transcript
00:00 Rohit, firstly, congrats on 100.
00:10 Your record against Australia personally is very good.
00:12 But on this ground, India has not done very well off late.
00:16 How do you think of today's match?
00:18 Yeah, see, I think in the World Cup we have seen it, you just have to turn up on that
00:25 day and play good cricket.
00:28 What we have done in the past is past.
00:31 So I think we as a team totally believe that we have to be particularly better on that
00:36 particular day.
00:37 Yes, we've had good rivalry between the two teams in the last few months that we played.
00:45 Good competition between bat and ball.
00:48 We played really good cricket in Australia, they played really good cricket in India.
00:51 So it's going to be a great contest.
00:53 So we have to be good on that day and we will try and focus on that particular aspect rather
00:58 than thinking what sort of record we have on this particular ground.
01:03 I think it doesn't matter, we have to quickly assess the conditions because conditions are
01:09 playing a huge part in this World Cup as we have seen.
01:12 So for us it will be the same.
01:15 Just turn up and try and have a good day, do your skills, basics right and then things
01:24 will follow.
01:25 Your personal and social life?
01:27 Yeah, I've had a good time but again I'm somebody who will not look too much into future as
01:33 to what has happened.
01:35 Of course it gives me confidence to go into the game knowing that but for me that particular
01:41 day will be important.
01:43 So I have to be at it and make sure that I get the job done for the team.
01:48 Aaron Finch was here before you, he seemed to suggest that the recent series win in India
01:53 could have a big impact on this match.
01:55 This match?
01:56 Do you think so and what kind of impact it can have?
02:00 No, you see like I said we've had success against each other.
02:05 We had success in Australia, they had success in India recently.
02:09 But again this game will all depend on how we play on that particular day.
02:14 I guess it's the same for them as well because we have seen one or two individuals can take
02:20 the game away from you.
02:22 So what you have done in the past is past, we have to be good on that particular day.
02:27 I totally believe that because it's World Cup and the format is such that you play different
02:32 opposition every time and it's not a bilateral series so you have to focus on that particular
02:37 day and that particular team on that day.
02:40 So we have done our preparation, we have had a good chat about what we want to do as a
02:44 team and yes probably we all are ready for the game.
02:48 Yeah.