The Netherlands’ left-handed opener Vikramjit Singh opened up ahead of his side’s next game against Australia on October 24 in Delhi saying that is it just another game of cricket.
The Netherlands were responsible for the second biggest upset of this World Cup when they defeated the mighty South African side by 38 runs and announced to the world that they were not just in the mega event to participate.
Vikramjit told an Indian source that he is happy with the way his team put up fights against big teams.
“I am extremely happy with our performances. Of course, we have played some amazing cricket at the moment. We are trying to win our games. Its about keeping a level-head, going out there and playing,” he said.
He then recalled the historic match against the Proteas saying that the Dutch’s victory was no upset and also shed light on the upcoming match against the five-time World Champions.
“For us, beating South Africa was not an upset, it was just another game of cricket. We were a better team that day and you are going to see more of that. Australia are five-time champions, we have seen how they have played their cricket this year and in this tournament and for us, it is just another game of cricket to play,” said Vikramjit.
The left-handed batter then weighed in on the valiant performance of his skipper Scott Edwards — who has scored 124 runs in four matches at a 41.33 average — Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek and others.
“They are all consistent. They perform whenever we need them. This is what you need in a team, we need all our players to perform well. That is the way we play our cricket, total cricket,” Vikramjit added.
Australia suffered back-to-back defeats in their first two matches of the World Cup against India and South Africa but bounced back quickly and defeated Sri Lanka and Pakistan, making their way back to the top four.
Meanwhile, the Netherlands only have one win in the World Cup but the statistics don’t do justice to the fight they put against top teams in the event.
