India Vs Pakistan: ‘If needed, we are ready to make changes’: Rohit Sharma on team combination for Pakistan clash | Cricket News
“Depending on what kind of conditions we face, if there is a change or two we need to make, we will be ready with that and the guys have been informed well in advance about these kind of changes,” he said.”I don’t think it’s going to be any issues for the players. If the requirement is there for us to play three spinners, we will play three spinners.”
India boast an unblemished 7-0 record against Pakistan in the 50-overs World Cup but Rohit warned against underestimating their “quality opponent”.
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“I’m not a person who looks into those stats. You got to play good cricket on that particular day to win the game,” he said.
“That is what we’ll be focusing on — how we can play good cricket, which is understanding the conditions, what is required from the team’s perspective, and things like that.”
India thumped Pakistan in an Asia Cup match last month but Rohit did not think they would carry any psychological advantage from that outcome.
“I don’t believe in these things,” the opener said.
“As a team, we can’t be focusing on past. It will be a fresh day, a fresh contest, against a quality opposition.
“I believe both teams start even. There will be no favourite or underdog tomorrow.”
The western Indian city of Ahmedabad is in firm grip of a cricket fever and more than 100,000 fans, including celebrities, are expected to turn up for the game’s fiercest rivalry on Saturday.
Rohit played down the hysteria around the contest, saying his players would not be swayed by it.
“We’d treat this match just like we treated the previous two matches and how we’d treat our remaining matches. No more, no less.”
(With Reuters Inputs)
