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Stuart Broad feels Ben Stokes will present his true value throughout the knockout matches on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
Stuart Broad feels England’s talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes will present his value when the knockout matches comesaroundat the within the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Ahead of the World Cup, Stokes made a shocking return to ODI cricket after initially retiring from the format final 12 months by the collection in opposition to New Zealand final month, which included hitting 15 fours and 9 sixes in his superb knock of 182.
Stokes, Player of the Match within the 2019 Men’s ODI World Cup closing at Lord’s, which England received by the boundary count-back rule over New Zealand because the Super Over led to a tie, additionally set the brand new report for the best particular person rating by any batter in England males’s ODIs.
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“From an England perspective, Stokes will show his true worth in the knockout games. Because when the World Cup comes to a head, you want him in the middle order. His ability to cope with pressure is one of the main reasons he has been picked. It isn’t a quality that’s inherent.”
“You learn it from experience and Stokes learned from his lowest moment, in the final of 2016’s Twenty20 World Cup. Since getting hit for four sixes by Carlos Brathwaite, look at how he’s coped with pressure scenarios. Since then, England have won a couple of World Cups, and some Ashes Tests because of him,” wrote Broad in his column for Daily Mail on Sunday.
He additionally sees fast-bowling all-rounders Chris Woakes and Sam Curran as very important figures with the ball in England’s defence of the trophy ranging from October 5 in Ahmedabad in opposition to New Zealand, in a re-match of the 2019 closing.
“So, this time, if England are going to come out on top, it’ll be because the bowlers that have performed and I see Chris Woakes and Sam Curran as vital in this regard. I don’t know that the selectors will risk playing Mark Wood in every game, preserving his pace for when they need it the most, whereas I’d imagine Woakes and Curran will be penned in at No8 and No9, playing every game.”
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Broad additionally famous that younger batter Harry Brook was included on the final minute in Jason Roy’s place because of his total capacity as an alternative of his abilities in simply 50-over format. “Harry Brook can bat anywhere from one to six, while both of those two are top-three players and although Brook wasn’t in the initial squad they picked, he was on the plane in most people’s minds. It was the right call to get him in.”
“Unfortunately for Jason, a back spasm arrived which allowed the opportunity for Malan to carry on the fine form he’s always shown in an England shirt. Sport often is about timing and it shows more evidence of a strength in depth that preceding generations have not had pre-World Cup.”
“The only other comparable decision was Jofra Archer replacing David Willey in the previous tournament in the UK. It’s the only time I can recall England leaving out a strong player from the squad. Brook has played just six one-day internationals but like Archer four years ago, he’s in for his overall potential not proven 50-over ability.”
(With inputsfrom Agencies)
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