Paul van Meeckeren would love to one day tell his grandchildren how it felt to bowl to players of the caliber of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in a Word Cup game. Meekren, who took the wicket of KL Rahul during the Netherlands T20 World Cup match against India here on Thursday, described what happened in the last 24 hours as a new experience.
“You saw these players on TV about 100 times, and just being there is so special. I think in this moment. I probably didn’t realize that much, and it will probably sink in in the next 24 hours,” said the medium pacer. he said.
Asked what kind of impact it has had on Dutch cricket, he described it as a comprehensive one.
“Again, this is huge. The amount of media we got back to India was huge. Just getting pictures and messages from people in Holland, from family, just about articles and I said about a few, this one Such is the day. I will hopefully tell my grandchildren. That’s what it’s like to play against India.”
While he admires Indian players, he never saw them as gods.
“At the end of the day, you’re playing against 11 other men. They’re not gods or anything, so you just compete man to man. That’s what we tried to do today, and it probably plans that way.” Wasn’t making what we expected.” For the players in Holland, the experience of hosting England in front of large crowds helped.
“We knew it was going to be a big crowd. I think maybe playing England this year when we had a big crowd against England in Holland, maybe, gave some people the experience of the night.”
Need money to keep spirits up
Meekren also spoke about practical difficulties when facing a top team like India.
“That’s what happens when you play against people who play 24/7 cricket professionally. We have people in the changing rooms who pay to go to their training and pay only when we Go on tour in Holland and play sports.” In Holland, they have facilities but no money to survive until they play international cricket.
“You know, if we get paid, it might not be a different game, but it’s a level of difference against guys who can hit 1,000 balls every week, and guys who study, work, All those kinds of things.”
England touring teams may play some matches in Holland
About two decades ago, India played a few matches in Amstelveen but they were against Pakistan. Meekren feels that teams touring England can come to Holland and play some competitive matches.
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“I think this year, hopefully, we showed how good the wickets are in Holland. I think the practice wickets at home were excellent, and we played some competitive games. So there’s no reason why Test teams should go to Holland instead. Can’t come. County is playing.
“We can be as competitive as playing practice games against other countries. Why not come to Holland for 10 days before traveling to England?” He concluded.
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