"Look At India": England Great's Blunt Reminder Amid Jos Buttler And Co. Horror Show At Cricket World Cup 2023

27.10.2023 - 07:25 sports.ndtv.com

England had yet another forgettable outing at the ongoing ODI World Cup as they got outplayed by Sri Lanka on Thursday in Bengaluru.

Opting to bat first, the Jos Buttler-led side got bundled out for 156, despite Ben Stokes scoring 43 runs. Later, Sri Lanka chased down the target in 25.4 with eight wickets in hand.

This was England's fourth loss in five matches and the defending champions are on the brink of elimination from the race for the semi-finals.

The Three Lions are receiving severe backlash from many former cricketers for their dismal show in the tournament. Recently, their former skipper Nasser Hussain did not mince his words and gave example of star India batter Virat Kohli's form to criticize Team England. "What I don't like is giving players a cop out.

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Defending champions England failed to qualify for the World Cup semifinals in India, having won only three of their nine league games. Their final win came against Pakistan in Kolkata on Saturday night. Ben Stokes, who had come out of ODI retirement to play in the World Cup, is also not part of the ODI and T20I squads for the West Indies series.

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KOLKATA : England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in what is the final group match for both sides at the 50-overs World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.