Germany and Bayern Munich football star Thomas Muller is a huge Indian cricket fan and come Wednesday, the Bavarian forward will be rooting for the Men In Blue for the first semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on November 15 in Mumbai. (Cricket News | Full Coverage)
India will take on New Zealand for the second time in the tournament as the two teams go head-to-head in what will be a pulsating contest at the Wankhede stadium.
Muller, posted a video wherein he passed on his best wishes to Team India and was seen wearing the Blue jersey ahead of the high-profile clash.
In the video, Muller could be seen opening the 'gift box' received from Indian team and it carried the German's name on it as wear as No. 25 on the back. Writing on X (formerly Twitter) Muller wished the Indian team goodluck.
"Look at this, @imVkohli. Thank you for the shirt, #TeamIndia! Good luck at the @cricketworldcup," tweeted Muller, who won the FIFA World Cup in 2014 with Germany.
Talking about the semi-final, Indian coach Rahul Dravid said he had no hesitation in admitting that his side's World Cup semi-final against New Zealand on Wednesday would be a high-pressure game and there are simply no guarantees even after a near flawless performance in the nine league games.
"I would be in-authentic if I say that there will be no pressure of semi-final. You have no guarantees to win any game of cricket. What you can do is prepare the best you can and we've been doing that," Dravid was quoted as speaking on Star Sports after India's 160-run win over the Netherlands.
India's match against New Zealand will be played on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium.
