In anticipation of his teams upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup match against the Netherlands, New Zealand batsman Glenn Phillips expressed his belief that the Dutch side will prove to be a formidable opponent in the tournament.He noted that the Netherlands earned their place in the competition by defeating high-quality teams and that many of their players have experience in county cricket.New Zealand will take on the Netherlands on Monday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. NZ won their first WC match against defending champions England by nine wickets. On the other hands, the Netherlands opened their campaign with a 81-run loss to Pakistan.Talking about the Netherlands as a team, Phillips said, “I think they are a really good team. Obviously, they have beaten quite a few good opponents to be able to qualify for the tournament in the first place. So, they are a team definitely not to be taken lightly. They have a lot of highly professional cricketers who play all through county cricket as well. So, they have definitely got a good skill set. They know their roles. They bond together well as a team. And I definitely think they are going to be a tough team to beat in this competition”.Questioned on how they will approach this match against the Netherlands, Phillips said that they approach every game in the same way and Kiwis wil have to step their best foot forward.“We approach every game the same way every time, every team is strong in its own right, especially on a given day. The Netherlands have a lot of strong players, and we are going to have to still put our best foot forward, as I am sure they will. So, keep coming up with our plans, doing our scouting, making sure that we have everything set in place, and not taking any team lightly,” said the batter.Phillips said that the mood within the camp is very neutral following the win over England. “Obviously, we enjoyed the first win incredibly much, but obviously with the tournament being such a quick turnaround, we try to keep things as neutral as possible, not get too high when we win, and not get too low when we lose. And I think that is the key for us throughout this competition,” said Phillips.New Zealand squadKane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.Netherlands squadScott Edwards (c), Max ODowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.(With ANI inputs)
