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[caption id="attachment_45594" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Haris Sohail had replaced Umar Akmal just before the ICC Champions Trophy. File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: Pakistan batsman Haris Sohail believes that his team has to stop thinking about their opposition and treat the Indian team just another opponent when the two arch-rivals face each other in their opening encounter in the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday. Pakistan was prevented from playing their final warm-up game before the start of the tournament due to rainfall at Edgbaston, with Australia making 57 for one batting first in 10 overs on Monday. Pakistan’s attention now has to be on taking on India on Sunday in the opening pool encounter at the same ground. Haris advised his team not to get carried away with the rivalry even though those encounters normally never fail to supply a little extra spice. Having had a fortnight on English soil, the 28-year old is positive that the Pakistani players will have become accustomed to the weather conditions. Haris had come in as a replacement for Umar Akmal. "We have had good preparation, we have had a good couple of days. It is a huge game against India, a really big game.” “But it is just a game.” “We are preparing ourselves for all of the hard matches.” “Our strength is our bowling and fielding and we are working on all these aspects of our game.” “It is difficult for us but we have had good preparation to adapt to English conditions but we have been here for 10 days before our first game and we have five days more before our first game.”