- By Himanshu Badola
- Sat, 11 Nov 2023 04:18 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
India vs Netherlands, World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma-led Indian team could avoid making any changes to their playing XI in their last league match against the Netherlands as hinted by head coach Rahul Dravid.
Having already qualified for the semi-finals, India will up up against the Netherlands challenge ahead of their semi-final match where they will face New Zealand in Mumbai.
Dravid said that the Indian team has had enough rest ahead of the Netherlands match and hinted that they want to avoid breaking the combination going into the knockout game.
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"We have had six days off since the last game. We are pretty well rested. The guys are in good shape. We have six days off and just one game before the semi-final, boys are rested, so... that is all I will say," Rahul Dravid said in the pre-match press conference.
"We are at the point end of the tournament now. Right now it is about focusing on the guys who you think will be in the playing XI. That is the best possible place mentally and physically ahead of the semi-final and hopefully the final if we earn it," Dravid further added on potential India changes.
Dravid was asked about the possible inclusion of Prasidh Krishna who joined the squad as a replacement for injured Hardik Pandya to keep him match-ready ahead of the semi-finals in case of any forced change at the last minute.
Dravid opted to focus on playing the best XI in the squad. "There are times of larger focus thinking and there are times for narrowly focused thinking and now is the time for narrow focus thinking if everyone is fit," Dravid concluded on the matter.
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India will face the Netherlands at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, 12 November and the main focus will also be on Virat Kohli who is just a century away from surpassing Sachin Tendulkr's legendary tally of 49 ODI hundreds.