Four-time champions Australia will take on India and the Aussies have won all six semi-finals they have appeared in since the inaugural event in 1975, but India will consider the SCG as the best venue to halt that record. There will be no love lost when India and Australia face in the mouth-watering semi-final clash of the World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.India have beaten Australia just once in 35 years in a one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground when a Sachin Tendulkar century helped them win the first of the three-match tri-series final in 2008.
From the Monkey-gate scandal of 2007 series between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh to Rohit Sharma and David Warner's on-field exchanges, the two rivals will once again meet on cricket's biggest stage. India last played at SCG against Australia in January during the Test series.
The Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who was involved in one of the spats with Warner, said his team were not planning to tone things down."A bit of sledging is okay as long as boundaries are not crossed. The Indian team will not cross the line, but we will not back down either," Rohit said.
The two teams have made no secret of their mutual dislike, and waste little time reminding each other during games.
The Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who was involved in one of the spats with Warner, said his team were not planning to tone things down.
India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma
Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith, Michael Clarke(c), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin(w), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
From the Monkey-gate scandal of 2007 series between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh to Rohit Sharma and David Warner's on-field exchanges, the two rivals will once again meet on cricket's biggest stage. India last played at SCG against Australia in January during the Test series.
The Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who was involved in one of the spats with Warner, said his team were not planning to tone things down."A bit of sledging is okay as long as boundaries are not crossed. The Indian team will not cross the line, but we will not back down either," Rohit said.
The fiercest of rivals, their matches are often as much a test of temperament as their skills with bat and ball.
The two teams have made no secret of their mutual dislike, and waste little time reminding each other during games.
The Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who was involved in one of the spats with Warner, said his team were not planning to tone things down.
Australia vs India Probable Playing XI:
India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma
Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith, Michael Clarke(c), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin(w), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
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