After Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav Get a Chance to Bowl Against Netherlands | WATCH

It was a memorable outing for the Indian team against the Netherlands in Bengaluru as the Men in Blue stamped their authority in the World Cup contest. Crowd favourite Virat Kohli delivered a special Diwali gift to the nation when he picked up only his fifth ODI wicket to dismiss Dutch captain Scott Edwards.

Kohli had bowled earlier in the tournament to complete Hardik Pandya’s over when the all-rounder twisted his ankle against Bangladesh, in Pune. The 3-ball spell got the entire crowd roaring and it was the turn for the Bengaluru folks to cheer as Virat picked up his fifth ODI wicket, on Sunday.

With the result of the match very much in the favour of the Men in Blue, Indian captain Rohit Sharma decided to give the chance to Virat Kohli to roll his arm. With Pandya ruled out, India no longer have the luxury of a sixth bowler.

Follow all the action from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 including the World Cup schedule, World Cup 2023 results, and ICC Cricket World Cup points table. Players are vying to top the World Cup 2023 Most Runs and World Cup 2023 Most Wickets charts. 

Therefore, with an eye on the semifinal clash against New Zealand on November 15, Rohit not only gave Virat the chance to bowl, but fellow part-time bowlers Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav also had a bite at the cherry.

Suryakumar infact bowled for the first time in his ODI career, however he proved to be a tad bit expensive as he conceded 17 runs in his two overs, while Virat conceded 13 runs in his three overs and Gill leaked just 11 in his couple of overs.

Rohit and Co. got the cushion to test their part-time bowling options since they had scored a massive total of 410/4 after the Indian skipper won the toss and elected to bowl first.

IND vs NED Live Score ICC World Cup 2023

Gill, Rohit and Kohli all scored fifties, while Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul slammed centuries to propel the Men in Blue to a monumental total, which was always likely to be a big mountain to climb for the Dutch side.

India were closing in on a record ninth consecutive win in World Cup 2023, heading into their semifinal against the Kiwis in red-hot form to avoid a repeat of the 2019 semifinal outcome.