What Ben Stokes And The Team Have Achieved Is Incredible: Eoin Morgan Lauds England After The Second String Team Takes A Series Clinching Lead Against Pakistan
Published - 11 Jul 2021, 08:37 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 05:09 PM
England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan has hailed the Ben Stokes-led second-string English unit for taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against a full-strength Pakistan team in the three-match ODI rubber.
Prior to the ODI series, English cricket landed in great trouble as seven members of the squad- including three unnamed players- tested positive for the Wuhan virus.
The seven infected members and the rest of the squad were immediately forced into isolation as the England and Wales Cricket Board assembled a fresh squad consisting of a plethora of uncapped county players under the leadership of Ben Stokes.
With so much inexperience in the English set-up, one would have thought that Pakistan would finally break their drought of not having won a bilateral ODI series in the UK since 1974.
But once again the unpredictable nature of Pakistan flared up in the first two ODIs as the Babar Azam-led batting unit fell like nine pins in consecutive games against the England seam bowling attack led by Saqib Mahmood and Lewis Gregory.
While Saqib Mahmood [2-21 in 8 overs] and Matthew Parkinson [2-42] claimed two wickets apiece, all-rounder Lewis Gregory starred with both bat and ball as he racked up a crucial 47-ball 40 besides claiming 3/44 in eight overs.
Post England’s series-clinching 52-run-win, regular skipper Eoin Morgan took to Twitter to heap high praise on the Ben Stokes-led English team while also underlining the magnanimity of what the squad has achieved.
”15 of the current squad in isolation. Buttler and Archer injured. What @benstokes38 and the team have achieved is incredible. Looking forward to watching the next game!” wrote Eoin Morgan.
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