Excitement is already building for the Oct. 23 blockbuster between the former champions in Melbourne but India captain Rohit sought to downplay the hype around one of cricket's greatest rivalries.
"At the Asia Cup, and now here, whenever we meet, we talk about how things are back home, how the families are," Rohit said.
"The previous generation of cricketers told us they too used to chat about these things -- 'how's life?
Whenever we come across, I try to tap into his experience since he has served India for such a long time.
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