“Scrap Asia Cup”- Fans urge BCCI to arrange matches for Netherlands after Coach Ryan Cook pleas for fixtures in the Subcontinent ahead of ODI World Cup

Netherlands' coach Ryan Cook made an emotional plea to full member nations, urging them to play the Netherlands in subcontinent conditions

“Scrap Asia Cup”- Fans urge BCCI to arrange matches for Netherlands after Coach Ryan Cook pleas for fixtures in the Subcontinent ahead of ODI World Cup

Team Netherlands, Tea India (Source: TheCricketLounge)

The Netherlands cricket team qualified for the 2023 ODI World Cup and ended the qualifier race as Runners-Up. While they lost the final to Sri Lanka, they did qualify for the ODI World Cup scheduled in India later this year.

Moments after qualification, Netherlands’ coach Ryan Cook made an emotional plea to full member nations, urging them to play the Netherlands in subcontinent conditions since the Dutch don’t have much experience playing in those conditions. This plea was made in an attempt to get used to the playing conditions ahead of the World Cup.

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The Netherlands are scheduled to play in Hyderabad, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, and Bangalore. They last played in India during the 2011 ODI World Cup and will now return to Indian soil after 12 years.

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Fans want India to play Netherlands instead of Asia Cup

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Netherlands coach, Ryan Cook said, “Our guys have not been to the subcontinent many times before, so it would be good to have some fixtures somewhere in the subcontinent as well.”

Indian fans want BCCI to arrange fixtures for the Netherlands and citing examples of how Indian domestic teams have played associate nations before, some even want Bengal cricket association to do the same. Some even want India to scrap the Asia Cup and play with them instead. Take a look at some of the reactions.

https://twitter.com/bitter_parker_/status/1678336223654580224?s=20

Some fans also request Pakistan and Sri Lanka to host a few matches for the Netherlands.

The Netherlands will begin their World Cup journey by playing Pakistan at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 6. They will play India on November 11 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

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