Rahul Dravid recently opined about the pressure conditions for the Indian team ahead of the semifinals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 against New Zealand. India will face New Zealand for the 1st semi-final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 15 November.
Dravid believes that there is no guarantee that a team will win a match or not be it any opponent, and the victory relies on preparation the team has done along with the performance on field. Dravid talked to Star Sports after India defeated Netherlands by 160 runs in the last league match of the tournament.
Rahul Dravid on India’s upcoming challenges in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
“I would be in-authentic if I say that there will be no pressure in the semi-final. You have no guarantees to win any game of cricket. What you can do is prepare the best you can and we’ve been doing that. When it’s going well it looks good. One loss and everyone says you don’t know anything,” said Rahul Dravid.
“Shreyas Iyer is the backbone of our middle order, and we all know how tough it has been for us to find a good No. 4 batter for the last 10 years. Very pleased at how we’ve played in these nine games. Very clinical from game one to today”, he added.
