25th Match, Group B -
India v Netherlands
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Wed Mar 9
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
15:00 BDT
MS Dhoni
India
Dhoni's most fruitful partnerships have come with Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina.MS Dhoni captured the world's attention with his big hundreds, full of big sixes, against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, but as the long-haired unknown kid from Jharkhand became the smooth-talking, sharp captain, the raw hitter with the bat gave way to a mature accumulator in the middle of India's innings, providing the other big hitters in the side a buffer should they fail. It is not to say that he has given up on the fireworks entirely, just that he started using them more judiciously. For more than two years post the 2007 World Cup, Dhoni seemed to have worked out the pace, the structure, the furniture of batting in ODI, both while setting targets and chasing them. As a wicketkeeper, he has never been pretty, but he has evolved into an effective operator. A bright example of it is how he has eliminated the follow-through when standing up to the spinners, thus completing amazingly quick stumpings.
Peter Borren
Netherlands
Borren's World Cup experience extends to just three games.The chirpy leader of the side, Peter Borren's smart batting and bustling medium pace make him the perfect utility player for a lesser World Cup team like Netherlands. He backs himself for the crucial role of finishing the innings from No. 6, where his quick running and his ability to nurdle into space offers just the kind of awkward irritation that defines his scrapping side.
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