ICC World Cup 2023: Dutch Players Practice At Alur Stadium, To Play Three Practice Games Against Karnataka State Team: Reports

Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023 in India, a group of Dutch players are in India and have started practicing at the KSCA Alur stadium which is close to the NCA. A group of 12 players from the Netherlands are part of this camp which includes batters and spiners.

The motive behind this camp is to get adjusted to the Indian conditions ahead of the mega event. The Netherlands locked their World Cup spot in July earlier this year and are eager to make the most of this opportunity.

Netherlands head coach Ryan Cook spoke to TOI on the minutes of this training camp saying the purpose is to get adjusted to the Indian conditions.

“The camps here will be an opportunity for the World Cup squad to come together and train in Indian conditions. We will also be training and putting the final touches to a preparation which has been very professionally driven by both players and coaches,” head coach Ryan Cook, who is overseeing the week-long camp, told TOI.

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Netherlands Squad For ICC World Cup 2023 To Be Announced On September 7

The players will be returning home on September 6, a day before the Netherlands squad is announced for the World Cup. They will return to the Alur facility for practice again from September 19-28. It is during that period that the Dutch players will play three practice games, the dates for which are not finalized as yet.

“We have three practice matches scheduled against Karnataka teams. It will help us bring role clarity and cohesiveness as the World Cup gets closer,” pointed out Cook, who was also the fielding coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad this season.

“In that period, three games against the state team of Karnataka will be played. The dates are not yet final. From September 28 to October 4, the selected players will stay in Trivandrum, where they are going to play two official World Cup warm-up matches at the Greenfield Stadium” Cook added further.

Netherlands Squad For Training Camp

Max O’Dowd, Scott Edwards, Vikram Singh, Aryan Dutt, Teja Nidamanuru, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Wesley Barresi, Clayton Floyd, Daniel Doram, Noah Croes, Arnav Jain, Philippe Boissevain

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