Ahead of the World Cup 2023 tournament opener on October 5, India will face the Netherlands at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, in the 9th warm-up match played on October 3. Interestingly, all of their encounters in the 50-over format have come in the ODI World Cup. So, let’s take a detailed look at IND vs NED head to head in 50-over cricket:
IND vs NED Head to Head in ODI
The head to head between the two sides is led by India in ODI cricket. Both sides have played a total of twomatches in their 20-year ODI cricket rivalry.
India has a 2-0 win/loss record over the Netherlands in these matches.
The two sides have faced each othertwice in ODI World Cup history.
India leads the Netherlands 2-0 in the events, having last faced them in their 2011 World Cup-winning campaign.
IND vs NED Head to Head in India
India and the Netherlands have played just once in India.
The match that was played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium (previously known as Feroz Shah Kotla) saw India win by 5 wickets in hand and with 81 balls to spare.
Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Indian cricket squad showed their support for the Indian hockey team from the stands during their dominant 10-2 win against Pakistan in the Pool A match at the ongoing Asian Games on Saturday at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored four goals, with Varun Kumar, Mandeep Singh, Sumit, Samsher Singh, and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay also contributing to India’s biggest-ever win over their arch-rivals. Hockey India posted photos of the Indian cricketers watching the IND vs PAK hockey match in Hangzhou.
Early in the second half, Pakistan’s defensive mistake led to India receiving their second penalty stroke. Harmanpreet Singh executed it perfectly with a precise scoop, completing his hat-trick. Just a minute later, Indian captain Harmanpreet converted a penalty corner, extending their lead to 6-0.
Varun Kumar scored by tapping the ball into the net after receiving a pass from Sukhjeet Singh, making it 7-1 in favor of India. However, Pakistan managed to pull one goal back when Abdul Rana converted a penalty corner. India entered the final quarter with a 7-2 advantage.
The fourth quarter began with Shamsher Singh receiving an excellent pass inside the circle and successfully finding the net, increasing India’s lead to 8-2. Pakistan gave Lalit Kumar Upadhyay plenty of space, and the Indian forward capitalized on it by scoring the ninth goal for his team.
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Meanwhile, Ruturaj Gaikwad & Co is set to start their Asian Games journey with the quarterfinals scheduled for October 3. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are the four teams that have advanced directly to the quarterfinals.
Former Indian spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on Saturday took X by storm when he targeted off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. The 57-year-old made several controversial remarks against Team India’s veteran off-spinner. In one of his tweet, the commentator shared image of Ashwin bowling in nets and claimed that the 37-year-old’s stance while bowling is not correct and offered him help.
This picture has gone viral on SM. Enlarge the image and you notice his non bowling arm and upper body has opened up towards the offside. If you look at his lower body is closed. This leads to lack of synchronisation. Ash quickly needs to correct this to be more effective pic.twitter.com/vW1aspJrOq
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan was trolled heavily for his remark but the former Indian cricketer made more remarks on Ashwin’s bowling. He later claimed that Ashwin even called him to discuss latter’s bowling action. To close the matter, Sivaramakrishnan then wished good luck to Ashwin for the World Cup 2023.
Notably, Ravichandran Ashwin was included in World Cup 2023 squad at the last minute in place of injured Axar Patel. At that time, the 1985 World Championship of Cricket winner congratulated the off-spinner and suggested him to go for wickets and not to contain runs.
“Congratulations to R.Ashwin for making himself a place in the World Cup squad with sheer impressive qualities that he possesses and has displayed in the recent past. His job is to take wickets and not look to contain, if he can average a couple of wickets each game he would have done a great job. Good luck”, he wrote on X.
Pitches in India are doctored for Ashwin- Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
However, on Saturday, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan posted several controversial remarks on Ravichandran Ashwin. The most shocking comment Sivaramakrishnan made was when he claimed that Indian pitches are doctored for the Chennai-born spinner and called him a “selfish stats player”
I am telling you. Ashwin is a selfish stats player
He further reasoned that Indian batters’ failure with the bat in Tests are due to the officials who doctor pitches to help Ashwin. He further said that any fool can take wickets on doctored wickets.
Indian batsman are struggling against spin because the pitches in India are doctored for Ashwin in Test matches. Look at his record in SENA Countries ๐๐๐๐
Sivaramakrishnan then targeted International Cricket Council (ICC) for not having a quality spinner in their commentary panel for the World Cup 2023. He called out the cricket body and questioned how will people get to know about the intricacies of spin bowling.
“Not one genuine spinner in the commentary panel that is being played in India. How will people get educated on spin bowling. Does it mean only batsmen and some colour commentators know the game. Pathetic mix,” Sivaramakrishnan wrote on X.
Cricket field turned into war arena during the Bangladesh Celebrity Cricket League as six people participated in the event match were hospitalized after a fight broke out between two teams. As per reports, the fight broke out between two filmmakers named Mostafa Kamal Raz and Dipankar Dipon. the fight occurred following a wrong decision of the umpire and add that around 6 players got injured during the scuffle.
Celebrity Cricket League has turned into WWE Royal Rumble. ๐
– 6 people got injured
– Tournament got cancelled before semis
30+ year old male & female adults fighting over boundary & out decision in a ‘friendly’ tournament. ๐คฃ pic.twitter.com/FOAxEI00rz
As many as 6 people were hospitalized during the tussle
As the tensions escalated on the field, the match was suspended. Despite efforts to restore normalcy, the situation got more out of the control with players from both teams becoming starting to engage in physical altercation. Actress Raj Ripa alleged that Mostafa Kamal Raz and actor Sariful Razz had physically assaulted her during the post-match.
The injured players then were taken to the hospital. Joy Chowdhury, a player on Dipankar Dipan’s team also said that Raz had threatened actor Manoj Pramanik. The event organisers stated an official statement addressing these issues will be issued soon. However, team members from both the sides left the venue without offering any comments.
Speaking about the match, Mostafa Kamal Raz’s team won the toss and opted to bat first. The batting team posted an excellent total of 119 runs in six overs. Despite a valiant chase, Dipankar Dipon’s team fell short by 7 runs.
The ‘Celebrity Cricket League,’ featuring Bangladesh’s entertainment industry stars, commenced on September 28. A total of eight teams participated in the competition with Bangladeshi male and female actors participating in the tournament. However, the event has now come to an abrupt end with players getting injured from both the camps.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are on a reshuffling spree. After announcing Andy Flower and Mo Bobat as Head Coach and Director of Cricket in the IPL, RCB has announced Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) winner Luke Williams as their Head Coach for the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 season.
Williams replaces fellow Australia coach Ben Sawyer, who helmed the role in the inaugural edition of the WPL.
The 43-year-old has a successful and illustrious coaching career in franchise cricket.
As head coach for the Adelaide Strikers in the WBBL, he took the side to the finals in 2019 and 2021. Williams eventually took his side to glory, lifting the title in 2022.
His second coaching stint came with the Southern Brave in the Women’s Hundred 2023. Williams led the Braves to their first-ever title, working along with RCB-W skipper Smriti Mandhana.
Luke Williams expressed his excitement on his new role and said, “I am thrilled to have been provided this opportunity with RCB and can’t wait to get started with the team’s preparations for the second season of the WPL (2024). I look forward to working with a playing group that will host a number of the most exciting players in Indian and world cricket as we look to bring a bold and exciting style of play and success to our huge and passionate fan base.”
Apart from his achievements in franchise cricket, Williams has also tasted success in domestic cricket. He coached the South Australian Scorpions to two runner-up finishes in his 4-season stint.
It’s been two days since Ravichandran Ashwin was picked in the team as the replacement player for Axar Patel in the World Cup squad. While some found the move very very smart, other experts did not like the fact that Ashwin got into the squad without playing a considerable amount of ODIs in 2023. Yuvraj Singh also stated that Ashwin should not have been picked and for that matter, Washington Sundar should have been picked.
“With Axar not there, we have to wait and see who will bat at No. 7. I was thinking if Washington Sundar would have played in place of Axar then India would have had another left-hander. But unfortunately, he did not get picked, and so did Yuzvendra Chahal. But otherwise, I feel the combination is fine,” he said in a chat with Hindustan Times Digital.
For the uninitiated, Ashwin played the ODI series against Australia and picked up four wickets. The off-spinner showed great control and variations and was threatening to the left-handers. However, before the Australia series during the Asia Cup, Sundar was called in for cover for Axar Patel. Sundar played the final against Sri Lanka and also played the last ODI against Australia.
Yuvraj felt with Sundar first being preferred over Axar, he should have also replaced him in the World Cup. However, India chose to go with more experience over youth.
Yuvraj Singh: Why Yuvraj Singh feels Sundar should have replaced Axar Patel in the WC squad
Yuvraj feels Sundar has more batting potential than Ashwin. Also, like Axar, Sundar is a left-hand batter.
The former cricketer feels having a left-hand option at the top is a good asset to India as nullifies the off-spin threat.
Ashwin is more off s bowling all-rounder, while Sundar is a batting all-rounder.
Also, Sundar is pretty beneficial in the power play and has an economy rate of under six runs per over.
India with Ashwin as the replacement as he has a huge amount of experience, and also due to him being a big threat against left-handers.
Australia will kick off their World Cup preparation by playing against Netherlands in the warm-up game today in Thiruvananthapuram. Pat Cummins & Co are coming off an ODI series loss against India, while Netherlands have spent more than one month in India to prepare for the showpiece event. The Dutch qualified for the showpiece event by coming runners up.
The Scott Edwards-led side have played some good cricket in the past 12 months, managing to beat the likes of Zimbabwe, and Scotland, and also upsetting South Africa in the T20 WC last year. The Dutch have some very good players in the form of Bas de Leede, Vikarmjit Singh, and Paul van Meekeren. Skipper Edwards is also in good form and Australia certainly won’t underestimate Netherlands by any means.
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Against the India series, Australia were hampered by injuries due to key players like Travis Head, Starc, and Maxwell. While the other two AUS players returned for the third ODI, Head is ruled out of the at least first half of the WC. Mitchell Marsh will open with David Warner, with Steve Smith and Labuschagne slotting in at number three and four respectively.
One problem Australia has is whom to play all-rounders. They have a plethora of options in Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, and Maxwell in the team. Bowling is fairly sorted with Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins, & Zampa.
AUS vs NED Match Details
When will the AUS vs NED Warm-Up match start?
Australia vs Netherlands Warm-Up match starts Saturday, September 30
What time will the warm-upmatch start?
Australia vs Netherlands warm-match will start at 2:00 PM IST.
Where will the AUS vs NED Warm-Up match be played?
Australia vs Netherlands Warm-Up match will be played in Thiruvanathapuram
Australia vs Netherlands Live Streaming
AUS vs NED World Cup warm-up match can be live-streamed at Disney+Hotstar. The match will also be telecasted live on the Start Sports TV Channels in India.
IND vs ENG LIVE Score: Team India has travelled quite a distance over the past four weeks thanks to the cricket caravan: from Bangalore to Colombo, Pallekele, Colombo, Mohali, Indore, and Rajkot. The most recent pit stop is Guwahati in northeastern India, where they will play the ODI World Cup 2023 warm-up match on Sunday against defending champions England.
India took a charter flight from Rajkot to arrive late on Thursday. Four players—Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, R Ashwin, and Shardul Thakur—attended an optional training session on Friday afternoon.
Unfortunately, England wasn’t that fortunate and had to fly from London to Guwahati for about 38 hours, stopping in Dubai and Mumbai along the way. They will travel across India and play in eight locations during the tournament, so the “chaos” may eventually die down, as Jonny Bairstow called it in an Instagram story.
England can take some solace from the fact that they will play both of their warm-up matches in Guwahati, as opposed to India, who will fly down south to Thiruvananthapuram on October 2 to play vs Netherlands.
The advantage England has had over India in their last two matches at ICC competitions will give Three Lions some solace. They defeated India by ten wickets in the T20 World Cup semi-final last year, with Alex Hales and Jos Buttler having a good time.
Prior to it, only England defeated India in the ODI World Cup league stage of 2019.
Ben Stokes’ incredible 182 in the series finale helped England defeat New Zealand in a quick series after falling behind 1-0 in the first game.
Both teams are permitted to use all 15 members of the roster, as is customary for warm-ups. Players recovering from injuries or trying to find their form will receive extra attention. India has performed admirably in these circumstances, having played frequently. English men will wish to cross off their own top priorities.
With a lineup that can bat till No. 10, England has no worries, in contrast to India, who are short on batting beyond No. 7. All things considered, one thing to keep an eye on as they attempt to follow in the footsteps of the West Indies and Australia by successfully defending their World Cup title is how quickly they adjust to spin-friendly conditions.
Match Details: India vs England
When will the IND vs ENG World Cup warm-up game begin?
On September 29, the warm-up game between India and England will begin.
What time will the IND vs ENG exhibition game begin?
At 2:00 PM IST, the warm-up game between India and England will begin.
Where will the warm-up game between India and England be held?
The Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati will host the warm-up game between India and England.
England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
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India vs England: Prior to their World Cup 2023 opener against Australia on October 8th, India will start their preparations with a warm-up game against England on Saturday, September 30th, at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. This match will provide a crucial chance for them to fine-tune their squad ahead of the tournament.
Regarding the squad, Axar Patel couldn’t recuperate from his left quad injury in time for the World Cup. On Thursday, September 28, selectors made the decision to replace him with Ravichandran Ashwin in the final 15-man squad. Ashwin, the veteran off-spinner, also traveled with the Indian team to Guwahati.
Ahead of the match, explore the live streaming details for the India vs England warm-up match below.
India vs England: Live Streaming
Fans can catch the live telecast of the IND vs ENG World Cup 2023 warm-up matche on Star Sports TV channels in India. Additionally, for those looking to stream the IND vs ENG warm up match online, free live streaming will be accessible on the Disney+Hotstar app and website in India.
Match Details
When will the IND vs ENG warm-up match start?
The India vs England warm-up match starts Friday, September 29.
What time will the IND vs ENG warm-upmatch start?
The India vs England warm-up match will start at 2:00 PM IST.
Where will the IND vs ENG warm-up match be played?
The venue for the India vs England warm-up match is the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
Shubman Gill has finally joined Team India squad ahead of the ODI World Cup 2023. The young opener was spotted at the Guwahati airport on Friday. The most noticeable thing was that Gill arrived in Assam along with England players.
Team India had already landed in north-eastern state of India on Thursday. Now with Shubman Gill joining in the Rohit Sharma & Co, it is expected that Rahul Dravid will play the full strength Team India vs England in the warm-up match in the ICC men’s ODI World Cup 2023.
At the airport today, Shubman Gill came out after Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Sam Curran, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and other English players. Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow were also spotted at the airport.
Notably, Hardik Pandya was not spotted at the airport, but he is expected to join Team India later today.
As the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 approaches at home, India has been in excellent form, and the hosts won’t settle for anything less than a third CWC title in their trophy cabinet now that its main players have recovered from injuries and are prepared to compete.
In the run-up to the World Cup, India has all the checkmarks in their favor. Due to a great group of batters that expertly blend experience with swagger, they have one of the strongest batting lineups in the game.
Eyes on Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill form one of the best opening combinations in international cricket today. They are followed by a potent middle order that consists of KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, all-rounders Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya, as well as all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya. In addition to them, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav make up this top hitting trio.
The bowling team has recently displayed unearthly feats, and they are vying for a domestic championship with a wonderful blend of all bowling techniques. Bumrah is in charge of the speed assault, which also comprises Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, and Shardul Thakur.
One aspect of India’s World Cup campaign that will be intriguing to keep an eye on is how they decide to line-up — prioritize batting or support their strongest bunch of bowlers at the sacrifice of batting depth?
India will consider whether to go with further batting depth, even if it comes at a cost, given that several of their bowlers are not considered to be among the best tailenders currently available.
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India’s 15-person team for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023 has had to undergo a last-minute adjustment. Axar Patel had a left quadriceps strain during India’s Asia Cup Super Four match against Bangladesh, and he was unable to make a full recovery in time for the World Cup. The spin-bowling all-rounder also missed the Asia Cup championship game.
He has been replaced by veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who had a brilliant comeback to ODI cricket in the recently finished series against Australia, picking up four wickets in two games.
Axar Patel was also named conditionally to the team for the last ODI contingent, however he was unable to play when India lost that match in Rajkot by a score of 66 runs.
Many supporters responded on social media to the news that Axar Patel would not be on India’s World Cup 2023 roster owing to injury.
Here are a few of the most prevalent responses:
Was surely a better choice than Ashwin, that's why he was selected.
Axar must be gutted on missing out on a CWC spot after what all he did for the team in the past year..but for the greater good it's good that Ashwin is roped in..makes sense to have him at 8 than anyone else. Two seamers, ash and Kuldeep are good for any opp.
— ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ต๐ถ (@GautamSodhi1) September 28, 2023
One has to feel extremely sad for Axar Patel. The guy is always treated as the backup all-rounder even though He is a much better batter than Jadeja in white ball.
Shardul replaced him in the T20WC squad, and now Ashwin is replacing him in the WC squad both in the last minute. pic.twitter.com/CA6K9hFVfy
Gutted for Axar though. Really unfortunate injury. He did everything to cement his place in the team with both bat and ball, and would have been a certainty in the XI for most games. Comeback stronger @akshar2026 ๐๐ฝ #CWC23
India have been in outstanding form coming up to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 at home, and the hosts won’t accept anything less than a third CWC championship in their trophy case now that their key players have returned from injuries and are ready to go.
With numerous boxes checked, India has everything going their way leading up to the World Cup. They have one of the strongest batting lineups in the game thanks to a tasty bunch of batters that perfectly balance experience and bravado.
One of the top opening combinations in international cricket today is made up of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. They are followed by a strong middle order that includes all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja, as well as Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav are other members of this elite hitting lineup.
The bowling team has recently put up otherworldly performances, and they have a nice mix of every bowling style under their sleeves as they go after a domestic championship. The speed assault is being led by Bumrah and includes Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, and Shardul Thakur.
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