India’s former head coach Ravi Shastri criticized England for their heavy loss to India in the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The England team completely lost the tournament as the England team lost almost every match except their own match without a fight. We just need to win against Bangladesh.
England won the toss and got off to a strong start, picking up three wickets for just 40 runs with the ball. However, India bounced back with captain Rohit Sharma’s brilliant 87-run knock, posting 229 for nine in 50 overs.
Despite being the reigning world champions, England looked unremarkable, with many expecting them to score easily and return to the tournament, but only scored in the match. had only 129 points.
England faced severe criticism for their poor performance in the tournament, but Ravi Shastri slammed England, commenting on their abysmal performance and their status as world champions andODI – World He questioned the team’s poor performance throughout the Cup. Highlighted. Strong>.
“England should be devastated by the crowd and supporters alike.Since the first game where New Zealand lost, when New Zealand beat them there were 17 overs left in the game, 20 overs against South Africa “We gave our all. The match ended early. Then against Sri Lanka, we were all bowled out in the 30th over and SL chased the target and finished the match in the 25th over,” Ravi Shastri said.
“Today they lost 8 wickets in 32 overs. Do you call yourself world champions? I mean, if they don’t feel sad about their performance, who will? ” Ravi Shastri wondered.
England suffered five one-sided defeats. In the opening match of the tournament, they were humiliated by New Zealand by nine wickets. They were overwhelmed by Afghanistan‘s 69 points. They were devastated by South Africa’s 229 goals conceded. They failed to live up to the expectations of fans around the world and lost to Sri Lanka by eight wickets.
From Here On, England Will Have To Play For Pride – Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri recently commented on the performance of the England cricket team and highlighted the gap between India and England in the points table. He said England will now play for pride against eight teams between the two countries in the points table to improve their qualification for the 2025 Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan. This is because only the top 8 teams can participate in his ICC events.
“If you ask me what is the difference between India and England, it is eight teams.”
“England have to play with pride from now on, because they are currently at the bottom of the points table. Only the best eight teams from the World Cup qualify for the Champions Trophy.
“So, if England stay in the bottom two, it will be a big blow for a team like them not to take part in big ICC tournaments like CT,” Ravi Shastri said. I added.
>After four consecutive defeats, England are at the bottom of the table behind Bangladesh in 10th place, with an abysmal net run rate of -1.652. England still have three matches remaining against Australia, Netherlands and Pakistan and it is important that the team wins these matches to qualify for the Champions Trophy.
