ODI WC 2023: Sunil Gavaskar issues fresh warning to India before inconsequential tie against Netherlands

Following their resounding victory against formidable South Africa, Team India has extended their unbeaten run to eight matches in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup 2023.

However, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has issued a fresh warning to the Men in Blue before their final league match against Netherlands which might be inconsequential as India are occupying the top spot in the points table and have already qualified for a berth in the semifinals.

“You want to be the champions, you want to make sure that you win big. You want to show that you are the best team in the competition by a long distance, and that is exactly what the Indian team is doing at the moment. There is a match against the Netherlands which might be inconsequential because India is only now number one. But they don’t want to stumble anywhere once it comes to the knock-out stages,” said the Little Master during an interview.

“The whole temperament, your whole mental attitude towards the match will change because in the group stage you always think, Oh, there is another match to come. But there is no next day if you have a bad day in the knockouts. So you want to get into that winning rhythm. You want to get into that winning mentality,” the legendry batsman added.