With the T20 World Cup 2021 being just a few months away, a lot of stalwarts have been seen making predictions about the winner of the tournament. The veteran England fast bowler, Stuart Broad while speaking to Sky Sports made a bold statement related to the T20 world cup. He said that the England T20 team has got all the bases covered to win the T20 World cup 2021.
England’s recent form in limited-over cricket has been tremendous as they recently outclassed Pakistan with a 3-0 margin in an ODI series and then after losing the 1st match of the T20 series, came back to win the series 2-1. The England Pacer, Stuart Broad was speaking to Sky Sports after the conclusion of the 3rd T20 of the series, that’s when he made a prediction about the T20 World Cup 2021.
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Stuart Broad said, “I was just watching Morgs [Morgan] lift the trophy, and I think we will win the World Cup. We have got so many bases covered.”
Broad also added about the strong batting line-up the England T20 team has. With Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, and Chris Jordan batting at 7, 8, and 9 respectively, Stuart feels England has great depth.
💬 I think we'll win the World Cup! 💬
A bold prediction from @stuartbroad8 – and, yes, @wardyshorts, it is on social media for all to see! 😂📱
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📋 Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/kh0kdRvAmq pic.twitter.com/UfHIb7DUvP— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 20, 2021
Dwayne Bravo trolled Stuart Broad by commenting on an Instagram post as the veteran all-rounder termed Stuart Broad as a comedian for his prediction about the England team winning the T20 World Cup 2021. At the same time, he wished all the teams ‘all the best’ and said “let’s wait and see who wins”. Through his sarcastic comment, he signaled the determination of the Windies team can win the World Cup.
Later on, the former Indian spinner, Murali Karthik had also commented, “I think England jinx their own team by saying it’s coming home for everything even when the Trophy is Millions of miles away.”
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Through his comment, Kartik reminded the England fans about the UEFA Euro final loss which happened just a week back. Stuart Broad, who is generally a very active social media user, has not replied yet to any of the trolls.