Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 9: Team England, captained by Jos Buttler, will face Team India in the second semifinal of the ongoing T20 World Cup on Thursday at the Adelaide Oval.
The victor of this match will go up against the winner of Pakistan’s and New Zealand’s first semifinal match. Jos Buttler, the captain of England, addressed the media prior to the game against India to discuss team preparations, the potential injuries to Mark Wood and Dawid Malan, as well as how highly he views Suryakumar Yadav.
Buttler said that he will do all in his power to ruin the event and prevent India and Pakistan from playing in the T20 World Cup final.
“Look, we certainly don’t want to see an India and Pakistan final. So we will try and do everything we can to make sure that doesn’t happen,” said Buttler in a pre-match press conference.
“India are a very very strong team. Indian teams have been consistent for a very long time. Naturally so, with the amount of depth and talent they have. There are fantastic players in their lineup,” he added.
Suryakumar Yadav has been in excellent form during the current competition, amassing three half-centuries at a very high strike rate.
“He has been great to watch. He is someone who has been the batter of the tournament so far. His biggest strength looks to be the amount of freedom he plays his cricket with. He has obviously got all the shots, he allows himself to play those shots. As for any batter in the world, it takes just one chance to create the wicket. We desperately need to find a way to do that,” Buttler said about Suryakumar Yadav.
