India very tough team to beat: van der Merwe

Bengaluru, Nov 13: Netherlands’ veteran left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe believes India are going to be a very tough team to beat as the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup approaches its business end. His comments come after Netherlands ended their campaign with a 160-run loss to India at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
India made 410/4, as KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer made centuries, with captain Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli making half-centuries.
In reply, the Netherlands were bowled out for 250 in 47.5 overs, with Teja Nidamanuru being the only batter to get a fifty, and end the tournament at tenth place in the points table.
“Look, India is a very well-balanced side. They have match winners all the way through. They have shown it in this World Cup thus far. They are going to be a very tough team to beat.”
“The other teams also, South Africa has got match winners in their team and the consistency of New Zealand and Australia is there.
So, it’s going to be very, very interesting, but I think India does shape up well,” said van der Merwe in the post-match press conference.
The Netherlands came into the tournament on the back of being second in World Cup qualifiers in June and had no international fixtures coming into the main event. (IANS)