Netherlands Ryan Cook on opening world cup campaign against Nepal

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Netherlands Ryan Cook on opening world cup campaign against Nepal  03/06/2024  Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA

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00:00 How are the Netherlands doing again after last year's defeat? How have the team changed since then?

00:27 Michael Levitt has been a star in the past year. He is the first country to win and has been the least ever to win. How have you seen his progress since then?

00:54 The Netherlands had a good 4-0 win against Nepal. You started against Nepal and you have a big team. How important is this national league to the team?

01:06 All the games in this tournament are big games. You are seeing already in the tournament how many teams are competing with each other and beating each other.

01:13 Every game is a big game and you have to treat every game as it comes.

01:17 We know the Nepal team quite well because we played against them recently.

01:22 We have also played against South Africa, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka recently as well as you mentioned in the 50-over World Cup and in the qualifiers.

01:29 We are really looking forward to our group and I am sure there will be a lot of jostling within the group.

01:34 You have played against France and Scandinavia. Did that have an effect on your preparation for the game?

01:45 We had the game in Randolph. We did play against Sri Lanka in Miami so we had some good preparation time in there.

01:51 Having looked at the wicket the other day that USA and Canada played on, if the strip is similar to that we feel like we can adjust to that.

01:59 Nepal having played here before probably they do have an idea of how the wicket is.

02:04 I think for both teams it will be pretty equal. It is just to assess us better on the day and adjust to the conditions.

02:11 How do you assess the conditions in the wicket?

02:21 I think watching the USA and Canada match gave us a pretty good idea of what to expect.

02:26 The guys have had a bit of practice on the ball through wickets and a lot of feedback between the teams has come back and forth around what will be effective here.

02:33 It is just assessing it on the day. Each time it is a little different. Really nice big square boundaries and really nice outfield.

02:41 I am very impressed with the facilities actually and it is going to be a good game for both teams.

02:46 How do you expect the people to react to the match?

02:52 We had Andrew Leonard commentating on our trial series against Scotland and Ireland and he kept saying it has been sold out for weeks.

03:00 I am sure there will be a big Nepali crowd tomorrow. We will rock up with a small amount of orange that we have.

03:06 I know everyone will be behind us back home and we do not expect as much support.

03:10 We have played in front of the Nepali crowd before. They are extremely respectful and they support cricket as much as they support their own team.

03:17 I think that is such a good thing for the game. I am looking forward to embracing the crowd that comes tomorrow.

03:23 How do you see the team's progress?

03:35 I think Nepal over the last couple of years has been a team on the rise.

03:40 We have played against them recently and there are lots of nuances to their team.

03:45 They have a lot of all-rounders, a lot of depth, a lot of bowling options.

03:49 They are obviously improving day by day, much like we are as a team.

03:53 That is why I think the teams are matched up really well.

03:57 Thank you.

04:00 Thank you so much. Good luck for tomorrow. See you tomorrow.

04:04 Thanks.

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