In their upcoming match, the 'Men in Blue' will be eyeing to maintain their unbeaten streak in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 and win the prestigious tournament without losing a single match. On the other hand, the Netherlands stand at the bottom of the standings with four points.
India batter KL Rahul took to his official social media account and shared a group picture of the whole squad wearing 'kurta pyjamas' to celebrate the 'festival of lights'.
Ahead of Netherlands' match against India in the ODI World Cup 2023 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, the Dutch coach Ryan Cook praised Rohit Sharma's side and said that the 'Men in Blue' have played some incredible cricket at the tournament.
India has played some of their best cricket in years in the ongoing 13th edition of the World Cup this year and has won all eight matches they have appeared in to sew up a spot in the semi-finals next week.
Further retrenching himself in cricketing folklore and adding another feather to his cap, the batting superstar brought up his 49th ODI century in an earlier World Cup clash with South Africa at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
West Indies iconic cricketer Viv Richards believes that India can go all the way unbeaten in the ongoing World Cup with the strong mindset that they showed in the entire tournament.
Team India's emphatic 243-run victory over South Africa helped them extend their winning streak to a stunning 8 wins on the trot. This victory also ensured that India would qualify to the semi-finals as table toppers in the league stage.
With a stunning century against South Africa on his 35th birthday, Kohli equalled Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI hundreds, and the swashbuckling batter has amassed a total of 543 runs in the ongoing tournament at an average of 108.60.
The red-hot India will take on the Netherlands in their last league stage match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.