ICC T20 World Cup 2022 || India Vs Netherlands || Group Stage
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 || India Vs Netherlands || Group Stage
So here we are!!
As we all know, the last game for India was an amazing win and a fantastic way of starting the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup campaign this year. The next opponent for India will be the Netherlands. It is for the first time that the Netherlands will be playing against India.
The Netherlands team had to fight throughout the qualifiers to reach the group stage of this year's world cup. It is quite astonishing to see teams like the Netherlands, Ireland, etc. qualifying for the world cup.
2022 was a good year for the Netherlands as they got to play with England, New Zealand, West Indies, and Afghanistan before entering the world cup qualifiers. This year's world cup has proved to be a big boost for the Netherlands. Big tournaments like the world cup are an amazing platform for the upcoming teams to play against the best teams across the globe, get exposed, and opportunity to learn from the best. The smallest of the smallest interactions with experienced players will give the much-needed learning for the upcoming future for these teams.
Stating the Netherlands as the upcoming team, we should never foreshadow the fact that they have qualified for the initial stages to reach the group stage. India might be a favorite for this match but it should be known that no team is less in terms of competition when we speak about the world cup.
For the Indian team, it is good that Virat Kohli is back in form. The Indian fans wanted Virat to get back to his prime and boy, he did deliver. Arshadeep and Hardik Pandya bowled brilliantly taking three wickets in the last encounter. It was also good to see Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami getting back in action by swinging the deliveries on both sides. With the services of Ashwin and Axar Patel, the bowling department is complete and intact for the Indian team.
Some of the worrisome issues that India faces are the form of Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, and Surya Kumar Yadav. The Opening batsmen had a dismal start in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. It will be a good time for these batsmen to get back into form. If these two players get back into form, it will be quite convenient for the Indian team to go ahead in the T20 world cup 2022.
The Netherlands on the other hand, they have bowlers like Paul Van Meekeren, and Bas De Leede bowled pretty well against Bangladesh. Shariz Ahmed, Logan Van Beek, and Fred Klaassen too did an amazing job in their previous encounter. As for the batting considered for the Netherlands team, we saw Colin Ackermann playing a brilliant innings scoring 62 runs in just 48 deliveries with 6 fours and 2 amazing sixers.
The other batters like Vikramjeet Singh, Max O'Dowd, and Bas De Leede, need to step up their game for them to give a good fight against team India.
It is known as a fact that the Netherlands team has defeated England twice in the world international series. Hence, India would quite vary the danger that this team possesses and will not take this encounter lightly.
As for the individuals, playing Dream 11 and My11 playing circle, a good choice of the team would be 2 Netherlands (Colin Ackermann, Bas De Leede, or Max O'Dowd) and 3 Indian batsmen (Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav), Indian wicketkeeper (Dinesh Karthik), Allrounders Hardik Pandya or Axar Patel, with bowlers Mohammad Shami, and Arshadeep Singh making it to the eleven.
Virat as the Captain and Hardik Pandya is the Vice-captain for today's dream 11 encounters.
I feel this is the best team for this game. As I am an Indian fan, have only 4 Netherlands players, do let me know your thoughts through the comments section!!
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