Netherlands on Thursday (July 6) booked a ticket for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, slated to be held in India from October 5 to November 19.
One man who played a key role in Netherlands qualifying for the quadrennial event is Vikramjit Singh. He returned with quite a few crucial knocks for his team in the ongoing World Cup Qualifiers.
In seven matches so far, the left-handed opener has amassed 313 runs at an average of 44.71 with one century and a fifty.
In a virtual knockout match, Vikramjit played a crucial knock of 40 against Scotland to lay the foundation of his team’s successful chase of 278.
After the game, Vikramjit Singh opened up about his No.7 jersey, revealing that gets a lot of comments on that because the legendary MS Dhoni wears the same number.
“I do get a lot of comments on that. That I have got Dhoni’s number. Lot of people on social media, they love the No.7 on the back. Obviously, lot of MS Dhoni fans around there. 10 was my favourite number and unfortunately Timm Van Der Gugten has got that number so my next favourite number was seven and so that’s the story behind it,” Vikramjit said in a video posted by ICC on Instagram.
Netherlands will now face one-time World Cup winner Sri Lanka in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 at Harare Sports Club on Sunday (July 9).
