Former Indian legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh has shown his concern regarding the performance of England in the ongoing 2023 ODI World Cup. The former off-spinner’s comments came after England’s humiliating eight-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 26.
Harbhajan Singh talked about the captaincy of Jos Buttler and the decision to recall Ben Stokes from retirement. He said that the star all-rounder has failed to impress with his game in this tournament so far.
While talking to his official YouTube channel, Harbhajan Singh said, “Jos Buttler has never looked so clueless. Ben Stokes was asked to come out of retirement ahead of the World Cup but got injured. He has failed to make a significant impact in the matches he has played.”
While talking further, Harbhajan mentioned that Jos Buttler and the team have forgotten how to bat in white-ball format.
“England loved to chase in white-ball cricket and had batters who only dealt in fours and sixes. However, forget about boundaries; they aren’t even sure of how to take singles. It seems as if they have forgotten how to play this format. They haven’t looked like world champions,” the 43-year-old added.
India and England will face each other on October 29 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
“England’s next match is against India. I don’t think they are capable of beating India, and they will have to deal with yet another loss. I feel it might be a spin-friendly surface, and we could see India play three spinners,” the former cricketer concluded.
