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ICC World Cup: Couldn't be a better time to beat Australia, says Kohli

Updated on: 25 March,2015 08:48 AM IST  | 
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The vice-captain feels semi-final victory over Aussies will do justice to India's winning run, reveals how the team prepared for the world cup in limited time available and credits bowlers for turnaround

ICC World Cup: Couldn't be a better time to beat Australia, says Kohli

Virat Kohli celebrates his century against Pakistan at Adelaide Oval last month

Sydney: Crediting bowlers for Indian team's remarkable turnaround after a winless show preceding the World Cup, star batsman Virat Kohli feels it is the perfect time to beat Australia in tomorrow's semi-final and do justice to their performance in the showpiece event.

Virat Kohli celebrates his century against Pakistan at Adelaide Oval last month. Pic/Getty Images
Virat Kohli celebrates his century against Pakistan at Adelaide Oval last month. Pic/Getty Images 


"There couldn't be a better time for us (to beat Australia). It is an opportunity for us to do justice to the way we have played so far in Australia, and we haven't had the results," Kohli told cricket.com.au.


India have won all their seven games going into the semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground, after losing the Test series 0-2 and turning up last in the tri-nation event in early part of the Australian summer.


Glenn Maxwell, earlier in the week, reminded the Indians that they are yet to beat Australia during the long tour.

Kohli spoke about how the team prepared in the little time it got leading up to the 50-over showpiece event. "We felt as a group that we need to step up and make corrections now.

We don't really have too much time because we can't afford to go into the World Cup thinking 'okay fine, we have things to work on but we can do that over the period of time'.

"So we immediately went to work, wrote things down, what are the things we need to improve on," said Kohli.

Bowlers' stand-out show
If the batsmen have played their part then the bowlers, ably led by Mohammad Shami (17 wickets in six games), got their act together in the quadrennial extravaganza. Kohli said the bowlers' stand-out show has made the biggest difference.

"The way the bowlers have reacted and the way they have performed with the composure and the confidence and the aggression all together, it has been wonderful to watch.

"So we expect the bowlers to step up if you want to beat quality sides in the world and the way they have done this in this World Cup has been commendable."

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