Rahul Dravid And Co. Inspect Wankhede Pitch Ahead of India vs New Zealand World Cup Semi-final. Internet Sees 'Green Patches'

Looking to keep a clean sheet in the World Cup, India's coaching staff got down to business shortly after landing in Mumbai on Monday afternoon ahead of their mega semifinal against New Zealand. India head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Paras Mhambrey and fielding coach T Dilip made their way to the Wankhede Stadium to inspect the pitch, on which the home team and title favourites play against the rusty but formidable Kiwis on Wednesday.

While unbeaten India did not have any training activity on Monday, given their league stage campaign ended only on the previous night with a 160-run win over the Netherlands, New Zealand spent three hours training under lights with full intensity in a bid to iron out the flaws that have surfaced of late.

If New Zealand's four consecutive wins sounded an early warning for others at the start of the World Cup, as many losses in the last five matches took the momentum a bit.

There is green patches on the Wankhede pitch, at which India will play the Semi-Finals. . pic.twitter.com/SePXoRgWkC

A win over hapless Sri Lanka did push them into the World Cup semifinals, where the persevering Kiwis will have to conjure their best to stop India's juggernaut.

Rahul Dravid, Vikram Rathore and Paras Mhambrey checking the Wankhede pitch. pic.twitter.com/9wgNMfFKqM

Having arrived in the city one day before their rivals for the semifinal contest, New Zealand certainly have a lot of ground to cover in order to lift their intensity. The Kiwis, who are a regular member in the semifinal stage when it comes to ODI World Cup, have had their share of troubles with regards to collective form, injuries to players and even losing someone as important as Matt Henry along the way.

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