IND vs ENG: England assistant coach Paul Collingwood’s big statement, said- many teams will be afraid of us in T20I World Cup

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England team assistant coach Paul Collingwood has made a big statement about the T20I World Cup to be held in India this year. Collingwood said that given the kind of performance England have done in four years, many teams will be scared of England in the World Cup. He told that the English team is fully prepared for the World Cup. England won the T20I World Cup in 2010 under the captaincy of Paul Collingwood.The fifth and final match of the ongoing  T20I series between India and England will be played on 20 March at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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Speaking to the British media ahead of the fifth T20 match, Paul Collingwood said, “The way the team has performed in the limited-overs format in four years will make many teams afraid of our team in the World Cup. Our team has many match-winning players from first to number 11, who can win matches on their own with the bat. This team is quite different from the 2010 team but I don’t think we could be in a better position than this.Our 2010 team got into a rhythm in the last moments. We took some risks including selection. We know what kind of cricket we want to play. I think this team is better prepared. ‘

Talking about the decisive match of the series, the England assistant coach said, “Such pressure matches will help the team prepare better for the World Cup. It is a big contest and both teams know this. This will give the experience of knockout cricket. For us, it is like a final. You need to have such experience before the World Cup. ‘ The England team had lost to India by 8 runs in the fourth T20 match. The five-match T20 series is on par with 2-2 and the last match is to be played at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad on 20 March.

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