Rachin Ravindra’s Wankhede dream

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra during the match against Sri Lanka at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore recently. Pic/PTI

Gearing up to live the dream of playing the World Cup semi-final against India in front of a packed Wankhede stadium, 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 can't win every game'

"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 Bangalore 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.

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Big fixtures

"We've been thinking about the last two World Cups. 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," he said.

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