Australian coach Tim Nielsen said that his team was hoping to meet India in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and would be treating the quarter final as mini final against the co-host India in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
"The adrenaline will certainly be flowing and playing in front of their home crowd in Ahmedabad will be exciting and a challenge for us," Nielsen said. "We've got no fear now; we know we're in the knockout stage.
India has played Australia in 15 one-dayers at home in the last five years, and Australia have won nine of those matches. Nielsen said he remembered the pressure Australia faced when they played the World Cup at home in 1992, and said things would be no different for India.
''We need to get a platform for our batting to expand and score quickly. The grounds are huge, the outfields lightning fast. If you can get in, then when the ball is changed after 34 overs you've really got an opportunity to score quickly.''
"The adrenaline will certainly be flowing and playing in front of their home crowd in Ahmedabad will be exciting and a challenge for us," Nielsen said. "We've got no fear now; we know we're in the knockout stage.
India has played Australia in 15 one-dayers at home in the last five years, and Australia have won nine of those matches. Nielsen said he remembered the pressure Australia faced when they played the World Cup at home in 1992, and said things would be no different for India.
''We need to get a platform for our batting to expand and score quickly. The grounds are huge, the outfields lightning fast. If you can get in, then when the ball is changed after 34 overs you've really got an opportunity to score quickly.''
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