Rohit Sharma compares World Cup final pitch with India, Pakistan match pitch

Rohit Sharma is battle-ready for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Final against Australia on Sunday and wants to win the silverware in honour of an Indian legend.

Captain Rohit Sharma has been leading by example with the bat, going all guns blazing with the bat early on to put the pressure right back on opposition teams.

During the press conference, Rohit Sharma pin-pointed the understated role of Rahul Dravid in India's run as well as his own batting, while emphasizing the team's determination to win the trophy in honour of the Indian legend.

"His [Dravid's] role has been absolutely massive in terms of getting that clarity which I keep talking about," Rohit stated. "It's one thing for me to think about and another thing for the coach to not agree to certain things.

"Clearly, looking at how Rahul bhai himself has played his cricket and how I play these days is quite contrasting. For him to agree and give me that freedom and liberty to go and play like that says a lot about him."

Indian captain also opened about the World Cup final pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where they played Pakistan earlier in the tournament.

"There's a bit of grass on the track. The wicket from India vs Pakistan was a lot drier. From my understanding, it's going to be on a slower side. We'll see the pitch tomorrow and assess. The temperature has dropped a bit as well. I don't know how much of a factor the dew will be. I don't think the toss will play a big role," Rohit said.

India will be hoping that Rohit and the rest of the team can produce the magic and destruction one last time. But it will certainly not be a straightforward task with Australia – one of the few teams that managed to trouble the hosts during the league stages – standing in front of them.