A 15-person roster for the upcoming ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023, which will take place in India from October 5 to November 19, was unveiled by the Netherlands Cricket on Thursday.
Netherlands squad World Cup: As a result of the veterans’ absence from the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier event, when the Netherlands qualified for the World Cup, the Netherlands has brought back experienced duo Roelof van der Merwe and Colin Ackermann for their World Cup campaign.
27-year-old Following their failure to qualify for the 2015 and 2019 tournaments, wicket-keeper batter Scott Edwards will serve as the team’s captain as they make their ODI World Cup comeback.
The Netherlands had previously competed in four ODI World Cups, debuting in the 1996 tournament, but they were unable to qualify for the 1999 tournament. Following that, they participated in three straight World Cups in 2003, 2007 and 2011.
The Netherlands will face Australia on September 30 and India on October 3 in exhibition games before beginning their World Cup 2023 campaign against Pakistan on October 6 at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.
Netherlands World Cup squad
Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.