Netherlands coach Ryan Cook named a mix of youth and expertise in his World Cup squad Thursday, saying his males are hoping to belie their underdog tag at subsequent month’s cricket showpiece.
Despite some heavy latest losses together with a world-record ODI defeat in opposition to England in June final 12 months, the Dutch sensationally certified for the match in India with wins in opposition to Scotland, Zimbabwe and the West Indies.
“People often refer to us as cricket minions,” Cook mentioned.
“We don’t really see ourselves as that. Labelling our team puts a limitation on what we can do,” Cook informed AFP on the squad announcement.
“We see ourselves as a cricketing nation that plays in a good style. We compete against the best teams in the world. We’ll be putting everything in to get those five or six wins and get to the semifinals,” the South African coach mentioned.
Led by Scott Edwards, the squad consists of the hard-hitting Bas de Leede and Max O’Dowd, a balanced bowling assault together with Paul van Meekeren and Logan van Beek, and veteran campaigners Roelof van der Merwe and Colin Ackermann.
South African-born Sybrand Engelbrecht additionally appears set to debut for the Dutch on the World Cup, having not too long ago been declared eligible to play.
Twenty-year-old spinners Shariz Ahmed and Aryan Dutt will play an essential function in profiting from India’s turn-friendly pitches, whereas thrilling opener Vikram Singh’s expertise — coaching in south Asia within the low season — will little question come in useful.
“It 100 percent gives the advantage,” Singh mentioned.
The crew flies to Bengaluru on September 18 for an eight-day coaching camp together with two matches in opposition to Karnataka, earlier than dealing with Pakistan on October 6. The Dutch final performed within the 2011 World Cup.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com