German and Bayern Munich legend Thomas Müller has wished Team India luck ahead of their high-profile World Cup semifinal fixture against New Zealand.
Müller posted a video on the social media platform ‘X’ whereas unboxing his personalised ‘Bleed Blue’ World Cup 2023 jersey and prolonged his gratitude to Team India. The 34-year-old ahead tagged Virat Kohli and captioned the video, “Look at this, @imVkohli | Thank you for the shirt, #TeamIndia! Good luck on the @cricketworldcup
#esmuellert #Cricket.”
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Meanwhile, the Indian cricket staff is on a nine-match-long successful streak within the ongoing 50-over spectacle and completed the round-robin stage of the event with 18 factors following a convincing 160-run win over the Netherlands whereas taking part in on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
However, the last word take a look at for the Men in Blue nonetheless awaits them within the type of the Kiwis. India needed to undergo a loss by the hands of the Blackcaps within the semis of the earlier version of the 50-over World Cup in 2019.
In addition to that, India haven’t gained a single knockout fixture against New Zealand in ICC occasions. Both items have crossed swords with each other in three ICC knockout video games (ICC Knockout Trophy 2000, ICC World Cup 2019 semifinal and the summit conflict of the inaugural version of the ICC World Test Championship) and the Kiwis have had the higher of Team India on each single event.
But the Indian staff is heading into the semifinal fixture in Mumbai with a psychological benefit. India defeated New Zealand throughout the round-robin stage by 4 wickets whereas taking part in on the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (HPCA) in Dharamsala and therefore the win is anticipated to carry them in excessive spirits on Wednesday, November 15.
On the opposite hand, Australia will tackle South Africa within the second semifinal of the continued occasion on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, November 16.
