On Thursday, England’s white-ball skipper, Eoin Morgan reveals that team management will be considering Joe Root for the T20 World Cup later this year in India. Root, who was the highest scorer for England in the 2016 World T20 which was also held in India, hasn’t appeared in a T20I since May 2019. Root, who scored a 36-ball 54 against West Indies in the 2016 T20 World Cup final, has been away for the remarkable top-order that England has in T20Is and also because of the existent player rotation policy amid the pandemic.
Talking about Joe Root during the virtual press conference, Eoin Morgan said, “When we look back to the 2016 World Cup campaign that led to us going to the final, Joe was a huge part of that. Due to the schedule restrictions, Joe needs rest. It’s a very huge amount of strain doing what he does being our very best batsman and also being test captain at the same time. Certainly, Joe could be an option come to the World Cup.”
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Test captain Root, who led England against India in the 4-match Test series, has gone back home after losing the series 1-3. Morgan further said that England is looking to gain experience and wants to perform better in low-scoring encounters ahead of the T20 World Cup in India this year. The 5-match T20I series between India and England starts on Friday.
Eoin Morgan explained, “We’ve been in great form in T20 cricket. We’ve had some confidence along the way and picked up some serious wins over the last two years, which is great. But also we need to develop our game and go into a World Cup with as few weaknesses as possible.”
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He further added, “I think having the strongest squad available to us, which doesn’t really happen that often, allows us to play around with any plans we might foresee using in the World Cup as well. I wouldn’t say we’re hoping for similar pitches to the Test series. I’d say [we’re hoping for] turning pitches.”
