Logan van Beek: ‘Hope they stop cracking jokes about our cricket back in Netherlands’
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For skipper Scott Edwards, Netherlands’ upset win over South Africa may be the landmark achievement of the World Cup campaign so far. But he, personally, has never had to answer more questions than during the buildup to their match against Australia in Delhi on Wednesday.
Like most of his teammates – at least 11 of the 15-member squad that has travelled to India have affiliations to other nations – Edwards is not a native of the Netherlands. His background, brought up down under through an Aussie father, where he learned most of his cricket, has been of interest ahead of the upcoming match. He believes that it is representative of the sport on a larger scale, throughout the football-mad country he is playing for.
“The diversity of our squad reflects cricket in the Netherlands,” Edwards told The Indian Express. “The backgrounds of those playing this sport back there is very multicultural, people that come from all over the world.”
The subject of national pride has been raging in top-level international cricket. With players’ commitment to their nations coming into question as some refuse year-long fixed contracts to keep themselves open for franchise leagues around the world. The downfall of the West Indies, who have failed to qualify for the World Cup this year, for instance, has been viewed in some quarters as a reason for them not representing their nation. (READ MORE)
