In a major increase to Netherlands’ preparation for the ICC World Cup 2023, the Dutch outfit will arrive right here within the second week of September for a couple of warm-up matches.
The particulars of the matches, like dates and venues, are nonetheless being labored out, as these might be performed a couple of days forward of the scheduled pre-tournament warm-up matches.
“Yes, we might be arriving (in India) a couple of days earlier and we are going to play some matches (in Bengaluru) earlier than coming into the official warm-up video games.
“These matches are important for us because we are yet to play any competitive matches after getting qualified to the World Cup earlier last month,” a Netherlands cricket affiliation (KNCB) official instructed PTI.
After the follow video games in Bengaluru, the Netherlands will journey both to Hyderabad or Thiruvananthapuram for official warm-up matches.
However, Hyderabad is the popular vacation spot of the Dutchmen as a result of they may play their first two World Cup matches within the metropolis.
Netherlands will open their World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Pakistan on October 6 on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, whereas on October 9 they may tackle New Zealand on the similar venue.
The busy schedule for Netherlands forward of the quadrennial showpiece assumes significance as a result of their coach Ryan Cook had made an emotional plea to allot them some matches within the sub-continent to get acclimatised to the circumstances.
“This is a call-out to anyone who wants to play us. We’d love to have a fixture or two. Our guys have not been to the sub-continent many times before so it would be good to have some fixtures somewhere in the sub-continent as well,” Cook had mentioned put up their World Cup entry.
This might be Netherlands’ fifth look within the World Cup, however first one since 2011.