New Delhi. The England team has so far failed to perform well in the World Cup 2023. The English team is the defending champion of this tournament, but under the captaincy of Jos Buttler, the team has lost 3 of the first 4 matches. In such a situation, his path to the semi-finals has become difficult. England also lost to Afghanistan during this period. Taking a dig at the team’s poor performance, former veteran spinner Monty Panesar said that our team is yet to find a rhythm and is looking scattered. In the final match, England had to face a heavy defeat against South Africa by 229 runs. South Africa scored 399 runs batting first. In reply, the England team was bundled out for 170 runs.
In an exclusive conversation with News18 Hindi, former left-arm spinner Monty Panesar said that England’s strong point has been its batting. Even after this we are winning the toss and deciding to bowl first. We won the toss and bowled against Afghanistan as well. He said captain Jess Buttler is looking defensive. The team is batting less and looking towards all-rounders, the team is not benefiting from this. In England the fast bowlers get the swing in the opening overs. Not so on the Indian pitch. In such a situation you have to understand the situation here.
Total can be saved
Monty Panesar said that on the Indian pitch, our fast bowlers cannot take wickets at the beginning. But if the team makes a big total, it can certainly defend it. The team is certainly the defending World Cup champion, but has disappointed fans around the world with its performances so far. It is known that New Zealand defeated England by 9 wickets in the opening match of World Cup 2023. Since then the English team could not come out of the pressure.
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However, England scored more than 350 runs against Bangladesh in the second match and also won. But chasing a target of 285 runs against Afghanistan, the team was restricted to just 215 runs. Captain Jos Buttler’s performance has been very poor. He could only score 43, 20, 9 and 15 runs in 4 matches. That means he could not score a single half century.
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Tags: England, Monty Panesar, World Cup 2023
First published: October 23, 2023, 17:42 IST