Rassie van der Dussen goes nuclear, accuses ICC of giving India “special treatment” in CT 2025
South African’s 36 -year -old cricket team, Rassie Van der Dussen, has officially joined the camp, accusing the India Cricket team of getting an unfair advantage in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Rassie van der Dussen claims that India stays in a hotel, exercises the same facility and plays at the same stage of Dubai gives them an advantage.
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It is definitely an advantage – Rassie van der Dussen in India playing in Dubai
According to ICC Champions Trophy 2025 programIndia’s Cricket National Team will play all their matches in Dubai – including the semifinals and the final if they qualify.
However the remaining seven groups He will travel to Pakistan and Dubai. This was because the BCCI refused to send the India team to Pakistan due to political tensions between countries and a hybrid model was adopted with India playing in a neutral space.
In recent days, Michael Atherton, Pat Cummins and Aaqib Javed said men in blue have been given an unfair advantage of the ICC and the last one to join the band is Rassie Van Der Dussen. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Proteas Batter said:
“If you can stay in one place, stay in a hotel. Practice the same facilities. Play on the same stadium. On the same stadiums each time. It’s definitely an advantage.”
I don’t think you have to be a rocket scientist to know it – Rassie van der Dussen
Being very blunt, Proteas Batter said it should not be a rocket scientist to know that the fact that India has given an unfair advantage. He added that the weight would be in India to make the most of the privileges and said it would be under huge pressure. Edited:
“I don’t think you have to be a rocket scientist to know that. The weight would be on them to use this advantage.
“In a sense there is more pressure on them, because whoever is going to play them in the semi – or possibly the final will go there and conditions will be strangers – and India will get used to them.
It’s a strange situation – Rassie van der Dussen
Rassie van der Dussen was also frustrated with South Africa who did not regularly play the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and described it as a strange situation. Said:
“It’s a strange situation. I was talking to someone who is training today and I said it was almost a week since we played. He feels that everyone else is playing. But we are not. We have so many training sessions,
Van der Dussen also said the fight between South Africa and Australia would be a cracker, but the rinsing destroyed it. Stated:
“But it is what it is, it would be a firing match (against Aussies). They play well, even though they are missing from their big three bowlers (cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood).
“We played well against Afghanistan and when you play well you want to keep playing.
2025-02-27 21:09:00