Dew factor to play key role in clash against WI: Borren

The Netherlands gave a mighty scare to England before losing their World Cup opening match and their captain Peter Borren said they would aim for an upset victory against an injury-ravaged West Indies in a Group B encounter here on Monday.

"We have got potential to win matches. We had played very well against England. Last two days, we had very good training session, we had good fielding and bowling sessions. All the players are in good shape so we are looking for another good performance against the West Indies," Borren told reporters ahead of Monday's match.

He said the Netherlands would look to emulate the feat of Ireland who reached the second round in the last edition of the World Cup in the West Indies.

"We take inspiration from Ireland. They did pretty good in the last edition of World Cup when they qualified for the second round. They also played well in the last edition of the Twenty20 World Cup. We are also pretty handy associates and we take inspiration from them.

"We have five league matches to play in this World Cup and if we win three of them, we have good chance of qualifying for the second stage. I hope that guys will chip in and play their role to the fullest," he said.

Borren said dew could play an important role on Monday as there was moisture in the air when the Dutch players trained on Saturday at Feroze Shah Kotla.

"I saw the conditions at Ferozeshah Kotla last night. Dew factor is going to be there. In a day-night clash, you always think of dew. So I think that will play an important role in deciding the outcome. If we win the toss, we would like to bat first. So toss will also play an important role. Let's see what happens tomorrow," he said.

He re-iterated his stand that International Cricket Council needs to support the associate nations and should not reduce the number of teams to 10 in the next World Cup.

"ICC needs to support us. We want ourselves to play in the next edition of the World Cup. Further progress will help cricket grow in our nation," Borren said.

All-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate, who blasted a 110-ball 119 against England, said that particular knock has instilled confidence in him to take on the best in the business.

"Associate nations like us don't play Test nations very often. So competing with the big teams in World Cup is something great and good for our confidence. That particular knock against England has given me enough confidence to dish out more good knocks," Doeschate said.

The Dutchman also informed that yesterday he signed a contract with Indian Premier League contract with the Kolkata Knight Riders, which bought him for USD 150000 for the fourth edition of the Twenty20 league.

"Just yesterday, I signed the contract with them. So coming three weeks in the World Cup are very important for me to play well and score. Right now, World Cup is on my mind and after that I will think of the IPL," Ryan said.