India star Yuvraj Singh has told his team-mates to seize the moment and capitalise on Australia's vulnerability when the teams meet in Thursday's World Cup quarter-final. Yuvraj scored a century and took two wickets with his left-arm spinners as India beat the West Indies by a convincing 80 runs on Sunday to set-up a last eight clash against champions Australia in Ahmedabad.
India will go into the match buoyed by victory, Australia - aiming for a fourth successive World Cup title and fifth in all - suffered a four-wicket loss to Pakistan last time out where they were bowled out for just 176. Defeat ended Australia's 34-match unbeaten streak at the World Cup dating back to 1999 and it was their batting, particularly the poor form of captain Ricky Ponting, that encouraged Yuvraj.
Ponting fell for 19 and in five innings at this World Cup has managed just 102 runs in all with a best of 36. Not that Yuvraj, who hadn't turned two when India won their lone World Cup title back in 1983, was writing off Australia's chances completely.
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