Post Afghanistan Defeat, England Captain Jos Buttler’s Honest Confession | Cricket News

England captain Jos Buttler admitted his aspect was “outplayed” by Afghanistan of their ICC World Cup 2023 conflict in Delhi. Afghanistan skittled out England for 215 to assert their second Cricket World Cup victory, eight years after defeating Scotland in Australia. This time, the defending champions have been on the receiving finish. Buttler stated his aspect did not execute effectively with each bat and ball as Afghanistan have been on prime of its sport.

“Disappointing to win the toss and concede that many, me missing that first ball down the leg side set the tone. Credit to Afghanistan, they outplayed us today. It came down to execution, we weren’t quite at the level we’d like to be with both bat and ball. They have some fantastic bowlers, the dew didn’t come in as much as we expected, the ball held up a bit too. They bowled dead straight and kept the stumps in play, we just weren’t quite good enough,” Jos Buttler stated in a post-match presentation.

However, the England skipper stated he believed that his workforce have the character and resilience to return again from their shock defeat to Afghanistan. He added that England have been hoping for extra dew to descend on the floor and affect the sport however that didn’t occur.

“You got to let these defeats hurt, there’s no point in getting over things too quickly, we need to reflect. There’s a lot of character in this group, we need to show a lot of resilience and come back stronger. We need to have guys being able to perform under pressure and that’s what all of us will be working hard towards,” the England captain stated.

Sparking delirious scenes within the Afghan dugout, the lads for the warrior nation upset the defending champions by 69 runs on the Arun Jaitley Stadium within the nationwide capital on Sunday.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman shone together with his all-round efficiency with each bat and ball as he scored a quickfire 28 off 16 earlier than main his workforce’s lion-hearted bowling effort with 3 wickets. Rashid Khan bagged three wickets whereas Mohammad Nabi scalped two.

For England, Harry Brook was the best scorer with 66 runs off 61 balls.

England will subsequent face South Africa on the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.

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