 "Team India players celebrate Diwali with family ahead of Netherlands match; WATCH")
Team India players will be busy playing the Netherlands on the day of Diwali but they celebrated the festival a day before in Bengaluru in a grand manner. In a video shared by BCCI and other images that have gone viral on social media, Indian players can be seen donning traditional clothes and attending a party with their family members to celebrate Diwali. World Cup 2023: News | Schedule | Results | Points table BCCI captioned its video, “We are #TeamIndia and we wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali”.
Former India captain Virat Kohli attended the event with his wife and actor Anushka Sharma, while captain Rohit Sharma was accompanied by his spouse Ritika Sajdeh.
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India take on the Netherlands in their last group game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. India are unbeaten in the tournament and will be aiming to secure their ninth consecutive win in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. India are scheduled to play New Zealand in their semi-final which will take place on 15 November at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and another victory will go a long way in boosting their morale further. IND vs NED LIVE SCORE: Scorecard and Commentary The Netherlands meanwhile are hoping for a win so that they can qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan as the eighth-ranked side in the World Cup. Indian cricket team has opted for an unchanged playing XI for the contest against the Netherlands. IND playing XI: Rohit Sharma(Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj NED playing XI: Scott Edwards(Captain), Wesley Barresi, Max O ‘Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren