Chit-Chat with Anil Teja, Indian-Origin Cricketer playing for Netherlands in CWC 2023 |Oneindia News
Anil Teja Nidamanaru, representing the Netherlands Cricket Team, gained attention with his remarkable ODI debut, two centuries, and a high score in successful run chases. In an exclusive interview, Teja shared his homecoming experience with family support and discussed his journey to becoming a national cricketer. He also expressed optimism about the future of Dutch cricket. Despite being of Indian origin, Teja's mother supports him even when the Netherlands faces India in the final match.
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Transcript
00:00 The 2023 Cricket World Cup is nearing its end and what a year it has been for players
00:06 of Indian descent.
00:07 We saw some outstanding performances from new players this year.
00:11 We have Keshav Maharaj from South Africa and Rachindra Vindh from New Zealand.
00:15 Anil Teja Nidamanuru, however, was one of the names that appeared on the pitch while
00:20 donning the orange Netherlands jersey.
00:23 Netherlands' World Cup journey has been above the mark this year, but Anil Teja was a name
00:28 everyone had a look upon.
00:30 In his 2022 ODI debut, he scored a 50 against West Indies in Amstelveen.
00:36 After 21-day internationals, Nidamanuru had already amassed 501 runs at an average of
00:41 29.47.
00:44 He has two centuries and two 50s under his belt.
00:48 In addition to his century against the West Indies, he has also scored 110 runs of 96
00:53 balls against Zimbabwe in the Cricket World Cup Super League series.
00:58 Also he is on the list of players with the highest individual ODI score in successful
01:01 run chases while batting at No. 7 or lower.
01:04 He has surpassed Glenn Maxwell and Abdul Razak.
01:08 In an exclusive chit-chat, we discussed with Anil Teja his journey and his Cricket World
01:12 Cup homecoming moment in an exclusive interview with him.
01:15 While chatting with Teja, we discussed how his first match in India was quite a homecoming.
01:20 His mother and other family members were in the stands cheering for him and his team.
01:25 Here is how he described his feeling.
01:28 Amazing.
01:31 Grateful.
01:35 Very much something that I've been looking forward to.
01:41 It's been, I don't think they've ever been to a live cricket game.
01:46 So it was a lot of firsts for me and especially being a World Cup in India and being born
01:55 here and to be able to come back and to be able to play in front of them is something
02:02 that I will remember for the rest of my life.
02:06 And the feeling of it is just pure happiness and joy really.
02:12 And yeah, I feel proud as well.
02:14 So which I'm really, yeah, that's the way I would describe it.
02:20 Then we questioned Mr. Teja about how he became part of the Netherlands cricket team.
02:24 He talked about his own experience and disclosed that it wasn't an easy journey at all.
02:30 Look my cricketing journey hasn't happened in a very straight line.
02:34 It's had a few different journeys and it's had a few different turns.
02:39 And the one word that I've had to have or the quality that I have to have is resilience
02:45 and being able to find a way and being able to find an answer or find a different direction
02:51 or find a way to make things happen.
02:54 So I think my cricket journey is filled with resilience, hard work and determination.
03:02 I think these things is what has made me to be where I am today.
03:10 I took a risk in moving to the Netherlands and leaving everything that I've worked hard
03:14 for in New Zealand behind.
03:17 But within that, I've now been able to contribute to the Netherlands team success and win games
03:25 and perform well and to be able to be in India experiencing a World Cup with good teammates
03:31 and with a great team is something that I hugely value and an experience that I will
03:37 not forget anytime soon.
03:42 And for me, I actually see this as a start of my career in many ways because there's
03:47 a lot more that I'd like to achieve in the next four years as well as now.
03:53 So definitely, definitely looking forward to it.
03:57 That's how I describe it.
03:58 A lot more hard work and resilience to be shown yet.
04:01 We also asked him about how he sees the future of Dutch cricket team and how World Cup 2023
04:07 will reap positive outcomes for the Netherlands.
04:09 I think it will create some aspiration.
04:12 It will create some dreams.
04:14 It will create a stage where people can aspire to and want to be a part of.
04:20 Dutch cricket right now is positive, is hardworking, is open-minded and both the office and the
04:30 players and everyone involved are trying to create a better future and more of a launch
04:36 pad for people coming through.
04:39 There's a lot of work that needs to be done and with funding or being an associate nation
04:45 and everything else, there's a lot of challenges that we face.
04:50 There are a lot of things that aren't as straightforward as one would seem or one would like them to
04:58 be.
04:59 So we have to be creative.
05:00 We have to allow for different scenarios.
05:05 So yeah, but definitely on an upward rise in a positive way is how I would describe
05:14 Dutch cricket and the potential of it and going forward.
05:18 Lastly, we wanted to know Teja's opinion of his mother's support.
05:23 Teja's mother has stated despite being an Indian, she will be rooting for his son's
05:27 victory given that Netherlands final World Cup match will be against India.
05:31 This is what Teja has to say about it.
05:33 Yeah, look, my mum obviously, you have to support your son, right?
05:40 And I think at the end of the day, obviously me being able to do well and obviously India
05:47 is a place that I'm from and it's also a place that I'm born as well.
05:52 And yeah, look, I think it's more to do with it being her own son and the team that
06:03 he's playing for and very proud to be representing the Netherlands.
06:07 So yeah, I'm glad that we have that support because there are a billion people in India
06:13 that will be supporting for India.
06:14 So yeah, I'm glad that she's answered that.
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