Australia captain Pat Cummins is sure the five-time World Cup winners can use past experience of the big occasion to their advantage when they take on the Proteas in Kolkata.
Rohit Sharma insists India are unfazed by past near-misses and will retain the demeanour that carried them to nine wins from nine in the World Cup group stage into their semi-final against New Zealand.
Proteas coach Rob Walter insists Temba Bavuma is not "undroppable" but will give his captain every chance to prove his fitness ahead of Thursday's Cricket World Cup semi-final clash against Australia.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is upbeat about his team's chances of taking down "exceptional" India when the teams meet in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
Mitchell Marsh's mammoth century kept the Cricket World Cup momentum rolling for Australia as they beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in Pune.
Ben Stokes smashed his first World Cup century as England picked up a consolation 160-run win over Netherlands and raised their prospects of salvaging a place at the Champions Trophy.