T20 match not about revenge: Gilchrist

The Australians find them in an unfamiliar situation. They will be starting the game against a world champion when they take the field for the Twenty20 match against India on Saturday. CNN-IBN's Roma Khanna spoke the Australian vice-captain ahead of the game and started by asking him if they saw it as a revenge match.

"No, it is not revenge. We don't talk in terms of revenge and coming in and having to win games because we have lost something in the past. The Indian team has said that the Twenty20 is past and doesn't stand for anything. They are the world champions and all credit to them. We too know that game's gone and we have got another chance to take them on. It is not often that the Australian team has had the opportunity in any form of cricket to beat the world champions. Normally we have been holding the titles. That’s exciting and as I said Indian deserved that title. They won it fair and square. Now the challenge is up to us and as I say be the hunter and not the hunted," Adam Gilchrist said.

Roma Khanna: Are you guys looking up to the match?

Adam Gilchrist: We very much looking forward to the match. It is nice way to finish off an intense series of One-Day. The chance to take on the best team in that form of the game and we have got a big buzz trying to win that game. I am sure that it will prove to be an intense and exciting game and hopefully at the end of the game spectators, administrators and players can sit together and congratulate each other on some great entertaining cricket in the last three weeks.

Roma Khanna: How do see Indian performing and how do you see the Indian batting?

Adam Gilchrist: That's definitely their strength. They have a strong batting line-up. We need to see how many of their Twenty20 champions play in that game or if they will continue with Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly who have scored runs in the One-day series. So we will wait and see. If Yuvraj Singh finds the form that he was in during the Twenty20 tournament; it is going to be a tough assignment for us. The Indian bowling did a great job too. I think Yuvraj's 70 but also the bowlers - Sreesanth and co - towards the end of that game played a huge part. So did the captaincy of MS Dhoni. So it is going to be tough challenge for us but one we are really excited.

Roma Khanna: Good luck and thank you for speaking to CNN-IBN.

Adam Gilchrist: Thank you.

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