WC Preview: India vs the Netherlands

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This will be India’s last game against one of the minnows - unless, of course, one of them manages to qualify for the quarter-finals. So this is basically India’s last chance to get their bowling attack right and fix any issues with the team, because every game after this is a big one, starting with South Africa on Saturday. See the complete post here

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