TOI

New Delhi, Sep 18: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has predicted tough home series against Australia by clearly stating that the Indo-Aussie encounter is much bigger than the India-Pakistan clash.

Talking to mediaperson, Sachin said that the Indian team will play in the 'right spirit' in the upcoming series slated for a month end start.

Describing the importance of the clash Tendulkar opined, "The rivalry has become bigger in terms of competitiveness. It will really be a difficult series."

"We want to be competitive but play in the right spirit of the game and I expect same from the Aussies," he added.

Sachin has also put onus on the crowd as far as victory of the Indian team is concerned by saying that crowd will play an important role in the series.

"We are the only team in the world who have beaten Australia on their home soil in the last ten years, to," Tendulkar acclaimed.

The Bombay bomber also said that playing well in front of capacity crowd gives us more satisfaction than making records.