Ahmedabad, Oct 4: Former England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan believes winning the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup will be a bigger achievement for the side as compared to clinching the 2019 title on home soil.
England, the defending champions who won the 2019 title under Morgan’s leadership, will be opening their 2023 campaign in a re-match of 2019 final against England at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.“Quietly behind the scenes Buttler and head coach Matthew Mott have been planning for this World Cup but, if you asked them, they would probably say it has been unbelievably challenging. The side has chopped and changed quite a lot while there were question marks over the squad with the late omission of Jason Roy and inclusion of Harry Brook.”
“All things considered, it would without a doubt be a bigger achievement for England to win this World Cup than when we won in 2019. The nature of the schedule has not allowed them to have the type of preparation they would like and being away from home, especially in India where India are so strong, is tough.”
“Winning here would carry a lot more weight than winning at home. I am still extremely hopeful that England can defend the title, though,” wrote Morgan.Morgan also said Jos Buttler hasn’t got the support for the build-up to the tournament, like he got during 2019 World Cup. (IANS)
