You dream of playing against India at Wankhede; we will stay level in semis: Rachin Ravindra
New Zealand's latest batting sensation Rachin Ravindra is confident his side will «stay level» in the high-pressure game on Wednesday. Ravindra has been a revelation in the World Cup, having scored three centuries so far and is currently placed second on the run-getters' list behind South Africa's Quinton de Kock.
«You dream of playing in front of a full crowd against India, who have gone unbeaten at Wankhede, a ground with so much history.
We will stay level, we'll try our best,» Ravindra told New Zealand Cricket.
«We know we can't win every game of cricket, you might lose (or) you can win every game, so we will see how it plays out,» the 23-year-old, who has so far amassed 565 runs in the nine games, said.
Ravindra, whose grandparents reside in Bengaluru and witnessed him strike a superb century against Pakistan, albeit in a losing cause, believes the Blackcaps have always had several «awesome» players with big-match experience for big occasions.
«We've been thinking about the last two World Cups, you're playing like the most pinnacle games. You play against the Aussies in the MCG, you go to Lord's against England and now you're playing India at Wankhede. So, pretty big fixtures, it's awesome to have the experience of the guys in the team who have done this before.»
The Kiwis were unlucky to lose to Australia in the 2015 World Cup final at MCG and again met with the same fate against England at Lord's in 2019.
