NEW DELHI: Veteran spinner Adil Rashid stays assured in England’s skill to bounce again from their disappointing efficiency in final yr’s ODI World Cup, asserting that the defending champions possess the group, gamers, and mindset to defend their title within the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.
England confronted challenges of their try to defend their title in 2023, ending in seventh place with simply three wins from 9 matches.
The extremely anticipated event begins on June 1 within the USA and the West Indies.
Rashid is optimistic that England can reclaim their crown within the event and defend their title.
“The 50 overs was a totally completely different format,” Rashid mentioned, talking at ECB’s launch of a nationwide tape-ball competitors as quoted from ICC.
“We had a poor run or no matter. It’s what it’s. We did not have one of the best event. We did not play properly: bat, ball, as a group, as a unit – all the pieces. However I believe it is a utterly completely different format the place at present we’re world champions at that. We’re assured. We have got the group, we have the mindset, we have the gamers, we have the expertise. If we go on the market having the identical perception, I believe we’ll – hopefully – go all the way in which,” he added.
In 2022, en path to their title triumph, England suffered only one defeat all through the event which got here in opposition to Eire.
They defeated event favourites India within the semi-final and went on to assert a cushty victory in opposition to Pakistan within the closing.
Rashid feels England can stroll into the event with the mindset of champions if they will put the previous behind and luxuriate in a profitable event.
“You have got the mindset of champions… we’re not pondering of what is gone on prior to now; not enthusiastic about a poor World Cup or individuals not [being] in type as a result of issues change in a short time while you go right into a event or the primary recreation comes. When you’ve got an excessive amount of planning with T20 cricket then you definitely’re limiting your self to, perhaps, 180 or 170. However in case you truly play with freedom, you may get to 250, 300,” Rashid mentioned.
England will kick off their World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Scotland on June 4 on the Kensington Oval, Barbados. Earlier than kicking off their marketing campaign England will play a four-match T20I sequence in opposition to Pakistan on the finish of Could, to spice up their preparations for the event.



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