The England skipper pointed out the importance of the depth in their batting order and said that it allows them to be aggressive and not worry much about their wicket
England’s team in the shortest format is capable of decimating the strongest bowling attacks on their day and a major reason why they can do so is because of their depth in the batting order.
This depth in batting played a crucial role in England’s historic triumphs at the 2019 ODI World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup. England skipper Jos Buttler emphasized how the depth in batting order allows the team to be fearless and aggressive, a hallmark of their recent success.
“That gives a lot of depth to the XI and confidence to the guys at the top that there’s plenty [of batting] to come. So we can be really aggressive and, you know, not worry too much about our wicket, because we’ve got guys behind us who can do exactly the same job,” Buttler said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
“We’re really blessed actually in terms of the bowlers that we have here, on this tour. They’re all very, very capable bats. I think if you look at guys like Gus Atkinson with a Test hundred, and then Brydon Carse is an excellent hitter of the ball, and then Adil Rashid down at No. 11 [No. 10 on the team sheet for the first T20I] who’s got multiple first-class hundreds. So, yeah, I think we’re very fortunate in that sense that a lot of our bowlers are very, very capable batters,” Buttler added.
England will take the field for the first T20I against India on Wednesday with explosive batters like Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone and Buttler as well. On the batting-friendly surface at Eden Gardens, a score of 200 will likely be the benchmark for The Three Lions.
England playing XI for first T20I against India: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (WK), Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
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