The Indian cricket workforce will likely be in motion on Diwali as they face Netherlands of their final league recreation of the Cricket World Cup 2023 on November 12. The squad and the assist workers celebrated the competition with shut household and pals on the workforce lodge in Bengaluru a day earlier than. KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma shared pics from the Diwali Party on their social media accounts.Â
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One can see the cricketers carrying Kurta-Pyjamas within the Diwali get together as they benefit from the meals and have a relaxed time forward of the tensed subsequent week.Â
Check pics from Team India’s Diwali Party right here:
From us to all of you, Happy Diwali ___ pic.twitter.com/vXA8CiGt7A
— Okay L Rahul (@klrahul) November 11, 2023
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— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 11, 2023
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— Ishan Kishan (@ishankishan51) November 11, 2023
Happy Diwali pic.twitter.com/YVIgOVvzgn
— ________ _____ (@MdShami11) November 11, 2023
India is about to complete because the league stage topper regardless of the results of the sport vs Netherlands. However, the Men in Blue are prone to beat the Dutch and can begin as favourites within the recreation.Â
The larger process is after the Netherlands match. India meet New Zealand within the first semi-final conflict in Mumbai on November 15. Team India will likely be aiming for a revenge of the loss to New Zealand within the semis of 2019 World Cup. It is a repeat of that semifinal.Â
While the hosts have been in nice type all through the match, the knockouts are a unique beast. If India go previous Black Caps, it should do quite a bit to their confidence for the ultimate. In the second semi-final simply the subsequent day, Australia play South Africa at Kolkata.Â
Team India’s highway to semi-finals
India have dominated the league stage to date. They have performed with utmost authority, successful 8 out of 8 matches with no workforce giving a tricky problem to the host nation. The Rohit Sharma-led workforce began off their journey with a win over Australia. After being three wickets down for single digits in a small chase, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul effected the revival and took the workforce to an emphatic win. That was an incredible begin for India. India then beat Afghanistan earlier than assembly arch-rivals Pakistan. They crushed the Babar Azam’s aspect and from thereon, the dominance continued as India beat Bangladesh, New Zealand, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
Two extra wins for India within the subsequent 3 potential video games can win them their third ODI World Cup, which may also finish India’s lengthy watch for an ICC trophy. The Men in Blue final received a ICC silverware again in 2013 when the MS Dhoni-led aspect beat England within the remaining of ICC Champions Trophy.Â