India will look to keep the winning momentum going despite losing Yuvraj Singh through an ankle injury ahead of Thursday's World Twenty20 semi-final against West Indies.
Yuvraj twisted his left ankle during India's victory against Australia in the last group match and Manish Pandey has been brought in as cover for the clash between the two former champions.
"It will have an impact, he's had his moments," India team director Ravi Shastri said about Yuvraj's absence.
Australia was off to a blistering start by hammering 54 off just 26 balls before Yuvraj pegged them back with his left-arm bowling and chipped in with 1-19 off his three tidy overs. He sustained the injury while batting before he was dismissed for 21.
Virat Kohli has virtually single handedly guided the 2007 champion to the semifinal with his two masterful half centuries in victories against arch-rival Pakistan and Australia. Kohli is the leading scorer in the Super 10 stage with 184 runs from four matches including an unbeaten 82 against Australia and 55 against Pakistan.
Openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan along with Suresh Raina are yet to flourish with the bat and it's Kohli's individual brilliance that has twice rescued India.
"You can't depend on one or two players, you need six or seven players to step up to the plate, it's not happened really in this tournament so far, let's hope tomorrow is the start," Shastri said.
India stumbled early in the tournament when New Zealand bowled them out for only 79 on a turning wicket at Nagpur.
The host then beat Bangladesh by only one run when captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni sprinted for the last ball run-out.
"We have played 70 per cent to our ability in this tournament, so there's still 30 per cent of areas where we can improve, let's hope it happens tomorrow because in a semifinal you've got to get your A game," Shastri said.
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