India faces Australia in an epic semi-final on Thursday. If you are not a cricket crazed fan, or someone who couldn't care less about the World Cup, here's everything you need to know to understand the hype.

Read on, get equipped and sound cooler while stuck in a room full of cricket lovers.

Source: Mid Day

1. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) has proven to be a not-so-lucky field for India with only one win out of 13 completed ODIs played there against Australia in the last 35 years. Jinxed?

2. India has not lost any match in World Cup 2015, so far. But they have beaten teams that are ranked between 3rd to 14th as per the the ICC ODI Championship's ranking table. Australia holds the number one rank presently. Worried?