India defeated Australia by four wickets in the Champions Trophy semi-final.
Despite the unbeaten campaign so far, India head coach Gautam Gambhir said his team is still looking for that "perfect game" and hope that it will be found in the title clash on March 9.
"See, in international sport, you want to keep improving. You don't say that you've ticked all the boxes. We still haven't played a perfect game. I will never be satisfied with the performances," Gambhir said in the post-match press conference.
"We still have one more game to go. Hopefully, we can play a perfect game. We want to keep improving, we want to be ruthless on the cricket field but absolutely humble off the field as well," he added.
In this tournament, the Indian team management is promoting left-hander Axar Patel to No. 5 to break the line-up of right-handers. As a result, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has been dropped down to No. 6 position in the batting order.
Talking about this move, Gambhir emphasized the importance of keeping the players "out of the comfort zone" in order to bring out their best.
"I think cricket is all about being out of your comfort zone, and that is how you grow. If everyone is in their comfort zone, then there is stagnation. So, I believe, and you've seen the results. I know you guys will keep going back to 3-1 in Australia.
"But everyone in the dressing room is staying out of the comfort zone be it the coaching staff, be it the players and hopefully we continue to do what is important for Indian cricket," he said.
Gambhir will need to have a meeting with some senior players soon to learn about their ambitions for the future. However, the former Indian opener is keeping that crucial and imminent conversation in mind while concentrating on the Champions Trophy final.
"I'm someone who tries to stay, as much as I can, in the present and at the moment, all I can say is that the entire focus is going to be on the game which is on the 9th.
"And then obviously there's a long-term vision, there's a long-term plan as well but at the moment, it's only the 9th but after the 9th we can sit down and plan," he added.
Gambhir also lauded his team for easily chasing a challenging 265-run target against the Aussies. "I think it was very professional and the reason why I say that is because we had wickets in hand and that was the plan because we know that obviously pitches here in the second half can actually get a little slower.
"We actually planned the chase really well. If you see after 40 overs, we were only four down. We had two set batters in. So, we knew that the kind of quality we have, the kind of depth we had, we were always in control," he remarked.