THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES

India are just a step away from promise of reaching hallowed territory, alongside teams of 1983 & 2011

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In an air-conditioned room packed with press personnel in Chennai on October 7, Rohit Sharma was asked about "unfinished business". Calm and laidback in these settings, the India skipper would respond by invoking Sachin Tendulkar's quest to win the 2011 ODI World Cup and say he's chasing a similar goal. "Yeah, it will be nice to win a World Cup. It's the biggest prize that you can have in your career," he said. "But there's a way to do it.

There's a process to it." That process has been followed to perfection, with 10 commanding victories and many memorable performances shaping a hitherto flawless campaign.

In another air-conditioned room on Saturday, this time in Ahmedabad and with a larger audience hanging onto his every word, Sharma was reminded about "unfinished business". And he repeated what he had said six weeks ago. "It'll be nice to win the World Cup. In the same tone, I want to say it now again, the same thing."