[Watch] Team India Celebrate Diwali With Family Ahead Of Sunday Clash Against Netherlands

Bengaluru: Ahead of the Sunday clash against Netherlands in the last game of the league stage of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, Team India extended greetings to people on the occasion of Diwali and celebrated the festival of lights in the company of their loved ones.

The cricketers, wearing traditional Indian attire, were seen enjoying the cuisine and unwinding before the knockout phase of the Championship, starting next week.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video from the event.

India captain Rohit Sharma shared a picture looking dapper in a classy kurta alongside wife Ritika Sajdeh, who looked gorgeous in traditional attire.

Batter Subhman Gill also shared a picture with team mates Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Siraj, and Kuldeep Yadav

Mohammed Shami wore a traditional kurta and captioned his post ‘Happy & prosperous Diwali’. Surya Kumar Yadav also uploaded a picture with his wife Devisha and the couple was all smiles.

Having won all their matches in the marquee event, Team India will be looking to brush aside the meek-looking Dutch side at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday and enter the WC semi-finals with a bang.  Rahul Dravid, the India coach, has all but ruled out the possibility of making wholesale changes to the XI for their final World Cup league game. ““We’ve had six days off from the last game. So, we’re pretty well rested and the guys are in good shape. That’s all I’ll say without giving away the level. So, we’ve had six days off, we’ve got one game before the semi-final. Boys are rested. So that’s all I’ll say.”