Former India Head Coach Blasts England's Cricket World Cup 2023 Show
For the England cricket team, the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 has been quite rough, and things got even worse after a defeat of 100 runs against India on Sunday. The defending champions produced a good bowling show to restrict India to 229, but their batsmen were once again the weak link as they were all out for 129. This was the fifth defeat for Team England in six games, and they are currently at the bottom of the points table with just 2 points. Legendary cricketer of team India Ravi Shastri blasted the Jos Buttler side for their show in the tournament till now and even emphasized the huge gulf in quality between England and India.
Shastri said, “England should be devastated—spectators, supporters. In the first match, which they lost, 17 overs were left in the game when New Zealand beat them. Against South Africa, they got all out in 20 overs. That game ended early. Then they were all out in 30 overs against Sri Lanka, where SL chased the target and finished the match in 25 overs. Today, they lost eight wickets in 32 overs. You call yourselves world champions? It means, If they aren't sad over their performance, who will?"
He further added that, "If someone asks what the difference is between India and England, it is eight teams.”