India Vs Ned : Will Virat Or Bumrah Miss The Match With Netherlands, Dravid Gives Hint

Indiahead coach Rahul Dravid dropped a major clue about India's playing XI for their last gathering stage match of World Cup 2023 against the Netherlands at the M Chinnaswamy Arena in Bengaluru on Sunday. With India affirmed a No.1 finish in the focuses table regardless of the consequence of the match against the Netherlands, there were hypotheses around a couple of top players quitting this match to remain new for the semi-last against New Zealand.

India will play the Kiwis in the first semi-final of World Cup 2023 on November 16 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Dravid Drops Hints For India's Playing 11

Team's head coach Rahul Dravid dropped a major clue about India's playing XI for their last gathering stage match of World Cup 2023 against the Netherlands at the M Chinnaswamy Arena in Bengaluru on Sunday. With team affirmed a No.1 finish in the focuses table regardless of the consequence of the match against the Netherlands, there were hypotheses around a couple of top players quitting this match to remain new for the semi-last against New Zealand.

Will Prasidh Krishna make his World Cup debut?

Noting this, team drafted Prasidh Krishna into their squad as Hardik's replacement but Dravid said, the chances of the young pacer making his World Cup debut on Sunday are slim.

With Hardik Pandya injured, there is a lot of pressure on India's frontline seamers - Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj - to deliver the goods in every match. The fact that team doesn't have a proper sixth bowling option also adds to the workload.

Unbeaten In World Cup

India is the main side yet to be beaten in this World Cup and they will enter the Netherlands match and furthermore the semi-last against New Zealand as hot top picks. In any case, Dravid is very much aware of the danger that New Zealand brings. They were the ones who beat an in-structure in the last release of the World Cup in the semi-last.