Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Dravid, Waugh and Bachchan Attend India-Netherlands Hockey World Cup
Rahul Dravid, Steve Waugh and Abhishek Bachchan went to watch India play the Netherlands in hockey.
The game was held at Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen.
India needed a win to keep its semifinal hopes alive.
Dravid and Waugh are famous former cricket captains.
Bachchan is a Bollywood actor and a co-founder of a new cricket league.
The league is called the European T20 Premier League.
It wants to help promote cricket in Europe.
Its first scheduled game is between Rotterdam Dockers and Amsterdam Flames on August 26.
Rahul Dravid, Steve Waugh and Abhishek Bachchan attended India’s men’s Hockey World Cup match against the Netherlands.
The trio were seen at Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen on Saturday during the tournament’s second-stage Pool E match.
India needed to win the fixture to maintain its hopes of reaching the semifinals.
Dravid and Waugh are associated with European T20 Premier League franchises, while Bachchan is described as an ETPL co-founder.
The ETPL is scheduled to begin on August 26 with Rotterdam Dockers facing Amsterdam Flames at Voolburg.
- Who
- Former cricket captains Rahul Dravid and Steve Waugh, and actor Abhishek Bachchan attended the match.
- What
- They watched India play the Netherlands in a second-stage men’s FIH Hockey World Cup match.
- When
- Saturday; the Hockey World Cup is scheduled for August 15–30, and the ETPL is scheduled to begin on August 26.
- Where
- Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.
- Why
- The match was important to India’s semifinal hopes, while the trio were in the Netherlands in connection with the European T20 Premier League.
- Venue
- Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
- Match
- India versus the Netherlands, men’s hockey
- Tournament
- FIH Hockey World Cup 2026
- Tournament dates
- August 15–30
- ETPL opening match
- Rotterdam Dockers versus Amsterdam Flames on August 26
- ETPL purpose
- Promoting cricket in Europe
- Dravid’s ETPL team
- Dublin Guardians
- Waugh’s ETPL team
- Amsterdam Flames
